Half and half engine air compressor

[Frank S]

C-Bag if it came right down to it I could machine out a new set of pistons from solid stock it gets quite involved to do this but I have a source located for just about every part in this engine.
Manufacturers
Allis Chalmers,Baker,Caterpillar,Cletrac,Cleveland,Cockshutt,Daewoo, John Deere ,Minneapolis Moline,Oliver
and Other Equipment manufactures such as Plymouth,Silver King, and obviously White Tractors have all used these or similar engines.
For instance the Caterpillar 1404 diesel is the same as a Hercules 1404
Many Brand diesel manufactures over the years have used industrial gas engine blocks heads, cranks and camshafts
Another advantage of using this engine for a split half & half is it has 3 compression rings and the oil ring Large rod and main journals and very heavy connecting rods.
Today I made a tool to assist in getting the engine to break loose
I also blew out the diesel / naphtha solution's and poured in some KBS Rust Blast RustBlast
This stuff will eat rust with a vengeance right down to new metal. One thing I have to watch is some aluminum alloys can't take it for extended periods of time My long time friend Eddy is a distributor for these products and is very knowledgeable of the uses.
I tried the tool with my 1" drive impact and my 4 to 1 torque multiplier a few times. with very little but promising results
I will make another attempt tomorrow