Need help identifying this part
Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:10 pm
I know it is a piston but that is about it. One of our pilots in the Squadron found it for 2 bucks at a Habitat for Humanity store and bought it. Any help would be.....helpful.
Kel
Kel
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:00 pm
it is a piston, it goes into a cylinder of a internal combustion engine. Without any more info such as diameter, or part numbers you cannot tell just from the photos, It could be from anything from a continental 520, lycoming 540 to a P&W 4360.
Look hard for casting numbers, part numbers, date codes. They can be on the dome, on the underside, or the flange under the piston pin.
Look hard for casting numbers, part numbers, date codes. They can be on the dome, on the underside, or the flange under the piston pin.
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:03 pm
It's a hemi! Looks to be from a radial. What's the diameter? Maybe with an accurate diameter we can figure it out.
looks bigger than my merlin pistons
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:29 pm
...if i was at the office id post a pic....
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:46 pm
Obvious two valve engine. Any numbers on the wrist pin bosses from the underside?
Diameter will be a major key to the lock here. Pin diameter may help as well. Definitely not an Offenhauser piston!
Diameter will be a major key to the lock here. Pin diameter may help as well. Definitely not an Offenhauser piston!
Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:00 pm
R1820-84d Took apart 600 1820's at Twin Cities Navel Reserve base 1977- 1984
Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:39 pm
Wow!
The responses went from "don't have a clue" to "Got it!" in just a few hours!!! Thanks for the help guys!
Just amazing! I knew I came to the right place.
Kel
The responses went from "don't have a clue" to "Got it!" in just a few hours!!! Thanks for the help guys!
Just amazing! I knew I came to the right place.
Kel
Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:26 pm
Yeah, the WIX brain is pretty amazing. These guys really know about everything. Always amazes me. 