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Originally Posted by olds45512
break the piston with a chisel, they're junk already.
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Originally Posted by sorner
So I have this Kohler CH18s I'm parting out, got it for free. It was full of rain water, so I'm pretty sure the block and pistons are toast.
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Oh... you have no idea. You can salvage the block. As long as you don't ruin it doing what your doing.
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Originally Posted by sorner
They are severely rusted. I've been soaking with various fluids and heating the bore with a torch hoping to cause some movement.
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STOP THAT!!!! DO NOT heat it with a torch! Your going to tear something up. The block is likely salvagable. Just bust the pistons out like Tim suggested. DON'T damage the cylinder doing it though. A big gouge and it's over.
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Originally Posted by sorner
The crank looks like it's in good shape. I got the connecting rod caps off and there is very little if any wear inside.
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It will need ground. I'm going to say you have no idea how many hours are on it by looking. I mean really..... how many crank shafts have you pulled out and "looked" at. Maybe 4 or 5? 3? Not saying it's bad, I'm saying you have no idea.