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halifaxhops said:
Wax On, Wax Off
View attachment 1715401800 if you don’t have any penetrating lubricant on hand or you want to try another technique, the wax method may be your savior. Long before Norm Larsen figured out the formula for WD-40, mechanics were using wax to do their dirty work. All you need is some paraffin wax (candle wax) and a source of focused heat. A propane torch or a heat gun should be used to gently heat the fastener. In this case, you don’t have to get it too hot, just warm enough to melt the wax. Once the metal is warm enough, touch the candle to the fastener around the edges and allow the wax to melt. The heat will pull the wax into the gaps between the bolt and nut threads and allow for easier turning. Remember that the wax will tend to flow to the heat source, so heat the bottom threads the most.
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Like sweating a copper fitting.
 

Exactly. I use it on exhaust manifold bolts etc. I have a box of birthday candles that I use. Just right to do it with. Found it in a old machinist book one day and had a slant I did not want to break the studs off of and nothing was working. Tried it worked great!
 
Stephen Hotz said:
Wish I could show yall the photos I have from some guys grinding the crankshaft on a Nordberg slow speed diesel. They did it in the block with fixtures. The main pin was bigger than 15" in diameter.
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That's a good size crank right there. The machine shop I USED to use in Macon, Cassidy, is a staple in this area. Unfortunately, over the years, they've kinda become snobs when it comes to automotive stuff........unless it's a dealership, or fleet or some such. They cater to the big industrial sites such as power plants and the like in the area. I love um to death and have known the owner all my life but when he kept going up on his prices......and in three month spans, I knew he was trying to tell me something. So I had to go elsewhere. You can go down there on any given day and see cranks 8' tall or more. That's just what they do.
 
This engine had 21.5" diameter pistons with a 19.5" stroke. 2 stories tall max rpm is 200rpm on diesel or 220rpm on natural gas. It was direct drive reversable. It would shift the cam and start in reverse. Was efficient as all get out. 1/3 the fuel usage of the CAT and Cummins diesels they use these days.
 
Stephen Hotz said:
This engine had 21.5" diameter pistons with a 19.5" stroke. 2 stories tall max rpm is 200rpm on diesel or 220rpm on natural gas. It was direct drive reversable. It would shift the cam and start in reverse. Was efficient as all get out. 1/3 the fuel usage of the CAT and Cummins diesels they use these days.
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That's gettin close to the size some of those ship engines are that literally have living quarters in them. That's big stuff.
 
Yeah they get big. This is a container ship engine. Living quarters and all. I used to have a friend who served on one. Sadly he is no longer with us. Colon cancer took him.

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No the liberty ships had the triple expansion steam engines. I would love to see one of them run. This one was strictly diesel.
 
The ship I first served on had a steam engine and a huge reduction gear. Not really efficient but ran great. USS Shreveport
 
Dam I can score a ton of nos distrib parts. Guy is not sure what he wants yet! Driving me nuts.
 
I would check them near me but none of them have anything with distributors around here. Sad, really.
 
I used to be able to get them for around 50 now I am lucky to get them around 100! And that is the regular low dollar ones. I had a guy wanting to rebuild a 440-6 one he paid 850 for. Getting crazy on them for sure. Like gold at Carlisle.
 
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