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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bob,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>This may sound a little crazy, but I learned in the old
piped-60 days to store my 2-cycles with the piston as high up in the cylinder as
possible. The logic was to close off the exhaust port from all the
nitric acid fumes in the exhaust system. The fumes seemed to be worse in a piped
system for whatever reason. Sounds crazy, but it worked for me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Verne</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rcaerobob@cox.net href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">Bob Pastorello</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">NSRCA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 17, 2004 3:25
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Interesting Motor
Discovery-OS1.60</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Finally got around to getting the Wagstaff Extra
airworthy, after not being run for the winter. Felt rough, so tore it
down. Bearing was not really bad, although a little rust was present
(wasn't a SS bearing). Upon investigation, noting the serious lack of
compression, I proceeded to replace the bearing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> While the piston was out, of
course I cleaned it....lo and behold...RING rusted SOLID in the groove.
After careful working with my Amsoil spray, it freed, and I cleaned the
groove.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> What was interesting was oil
on top of the cylinder, and on the cylinder wall (not a lot, but a film was
there)...and the side of the piston around the ring groove was bone
dry.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fixed it all up, ran like a top, very smooth - so
shoudl be good to go. I have never seen a ring stuck like this before,
and just thought I'd share the tale in case anyone runs into inexplicable
roughness and low compression....</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<DIV><BR>Bob Pastorello<BR><A
href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">rcaerobob@cox.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.rcaerobats.net">www.rcaerobats.net</A></DIV>
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