Why not pull the piston off and put it back in the cylinder first? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 12:16 PM Subject: Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
> > Hi, > > Just wondering whether anyone has tried succesfully reinserting the > cylinder > > liner back in to the block. > > I had accidentally pushed the cylinder out from the piston after the heads > > were removed. Now it looks like I may have to drop the engine completely > to > > reinstall it. > > Anyone tried using some kind of wax or dry ice to hold the rings in place > so > > that the cylinder can slide back in ? or is there a ring compression tool > > available that will work for the vangon engine ? > > > > Thanks > > > > Terry > > The last time I did this, with the engine in the van, I used an inexpensive > ring squeezer obtained from a standard FLAPS. > > I have, in a pinch (no pun intended), successively used a large hose clamp. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine > '84 GL 7 pass > '85 GL Westy |
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