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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 07:15 AM
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It for pealing carrots to make pickles.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 07:59 AM
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That's usually where I find my tools, in somebody else's tool box. I loan them out and never seem to get them back.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 08:08 AM
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Radiator cap installer for the 2014 wet heads !!! LOL
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 08:28 AM
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It looks like the tool used to change the wooden wheels on horse-drawn wagons.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ctwith3
I bought it back in 1979 and used it during an engine rebuild but I just don't remember what it is, and there is no markings with brand, part number, etc.
that tool is used to clean the piston ring grooves.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mag11581
that tool is used to clean the piston ring grooves.
Yes Sir Ree ... Piston Ring Groove Cleaner is EXACTLY what it is.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 05:05 PM
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like others have said, ring groove cleaner. I used them, but I prefer using a piece of a ring to clean the carbon out.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by wildchild2
it is used to clean the carbon out of the ring groves in the piston
AND WE HAVE A WINNER! It's a Piston Ring Land Scraper!
 
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I have an exam table out of a gynecologist office...send me the tool and I'll send you pictures of how it works...

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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 07:15 PM
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I saw one of those in that movie "Hostel"

What happens in Bratislava stays in Bratislava...
 
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