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By the looks of things, you'll be having to build another building soon to increase your work/storage area.:grin: One things for sure, you'll have an excellent understanding of these generators when all is said and done and a very dependable running unit.[thumbzup][thumbzup]

Glad you are making rapid progress! Be sure to protect the rotor/windings.

What about using a block of wood to "gently" tap the top of the pistons and see if it breaks the rust weld? By all things seen, the engine is going to have to be completely torn down, cleaned and parts replaced. Hopefully the cylinder walls are salvageable. Keep us updated. Good pics!!

So, now that you pulled the head, does the crankshaft rotate?

I remember reading that while skimming through that TM. The company should have stamped an L on the bolt head for a man without a book at hand. Thanks for posting that excerpt.

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?176063-The-sickness-is-real/page2 Post 15 states its "reverse threads". To me that means left handed threads in every case.

Stand by, Before you do that let me find the reference post and get it here. I just read it last night where someone posted they had broken one or a couple.

Thanks, I went through all those references and it still didn't say the dimensions. The one at wbparts shows a right handed thread and we know that the bolt is left handed thread. The words "or larger" are not encouraging either. If anyone with the correct bolt already out of a set could post...

What are the dimensions of this specific bolt? Unless its some weird dimensions/thread I would think it should be available at most any place that carries left hand thread bolts at a fraction of the obscene prices being asked in some places.

If no luck finding something direct replacement, maybe check with these people. I don't know anything about their sales/minimum orders but might be worth a try. They make left handed bolts in common threads and sizes...