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I haven't tried it since pulling the heads, but the engine does rotate a third turn. It's not rusted past the rings. Stupid question. If I drop the crank can I take the piston out the bottom end of the bore?

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Only if you break it into small pieces, I have seen cast pistons destroyed that way in the oil pan after a valve broke Get to scrubbing that rust away, it ain't hard