piston removal

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Asked by 54hoot Nov 11, 2018 at 05:36 PM about the MG MGB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

If you can't feel a ridge can you take pistons out or do you still need to run a
ridge reamer around  .taking pistons out to free up the rings give the cylinder a
hone  as it was seize from sitting many years but engine just has 10,000 miles
on it

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I'd say if you can not feel any ridge with your fingers or finger nails, just take them out with out the need of a ridge reamer.

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Thank you any engine that l done has all ways been well worn out with a good ridge but this motor l can't feel one and l gave away a lot of my tools when l made a big move and haven't plan on getting back into cars but l could not pass up this one with such low mileage and no body rust

Soak the pistons with ATF which is an old trick to loosen up rusted in pistons.

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