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July 17, 2026 at 1:30 pm #324660
Dale
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    Heck that ain’t bad!  Get some WD40 and spray that surface rust.  Get some fine sand paper and shine that cylinder up.  Gently thunk the other piston with a block.  Don’t beat on it like your digging for gold.  You want to shock it a little.  If it moves a little you can try turning the flywheel by hand.   Work it back and forth it will loosen up I bet!  I have seen motors a lot worse than that come back to life!   Those pistons are darn strong.

    dale