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RE: I only know of 1 rare 390... By Travis Miller - 01/08/2002 4:22:00 PM; IP 152.163.207.197 In the late 80's I purchased a rusted out '61 HiPo Starliner. The original blown up 390-401 had a spun bearing. It was in the shed with the heads off out behind the building where the car was sitting. The car was too far gone so I took all the suspension and brakes off and put it all in a cherry '61 2-dr post. I was able to salvage the crank, heads, shorty headers, and intake set up from the engine. I tried to get the old stuck pistons out but the rings were so rusted to the cylinder walls that I actually knocked a wall out destroying the block. A couple years later I relayed the story to a guy about destroying the HiPo block trying to get it apart. He told me that I should have gotten the stuff that is used by marine engine builders. Seems that when a marine engine is salvaged after sitting at the bottom of a lake or river, the pistons rust to the walls in no time. This stuff will break the rusted rings loose after soaking for a while. He said he had used it on a rusted antique car engine that had sat for over 50 years. Anyone out there familiar with the product? Said it was marine related. I just do not remember the name of it.

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Skip Navigation Links.  Rare 390 -- Cliff, 01/08/2002  RE: Rare 390 -- Bob, 01/08/2002  I only know of 1 rare 390... -- Laserman, 01/08/2002  RE: what's rare? -- Mike McQuesten, 01/08/2002 RE: I only know of 1 rare 390... -- Travis Miller, 01/08/2002  "Skid" is one name. -- Dave Shoe, 01/08/2002  www.kanolaboratories.com.......[n/m] -- Highspeed, 01/10/2002  That's right. Kroil was the other one. -- Dave Shoe, 01/10/2002

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