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Re: [Fot] TR4 piston & liner life span

To: Bill <ponobill@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 piston & liner life span
From: Steven Belfer <steve@artwithcars.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 18:48:24 -0700
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You want to check the piston to wall clearance to make sure it's still in sp=
ec. My car runs well with the old parts.=20

~Steve


> On Oct 29, 2016, at 4:25 PM, Bill <ponobill@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> Oil pressure variations are unlikely to have anything to do with pistons a=
nd liners.=20
>=20
>=20
>> On Oct 29, 2016, at 2:48 PM, Terry Stetler <TLizzard@msn.com> wrote:
>>=20
>> That does not sound out of the bounds of reality to me.  It=E2=80=99s abo=
ut what we get with Jeff=E2=80=99s TR3.
>> =20
>> How many hours of runtime is that for you?
>> =20
>> Total hours is the only real way to know.
>> =20
>> =20
>> Terry Stetler
>> =20
>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>> =20
>> From: Jim Gray
>> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 5:38 PM
>> To: fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Fot] TR4 piston & liner life span
>> =20
>> Greetings FoT,
>> I just finished perfect season sans one session where I snapped off my ga=
s pedal but better that than the brake.
>> After two great seasons on the motor I started seeing some fluxuations in=
 my oil pressure so I=E2=80=99m going to go ahead and rebuild it.
>> I=E2=80=99ll do a compression test today after a quick spin around the ne=
ighborhood.
>> Anyway, I just wanted to see what folks typically get for piston & liner l=
ife. I=E2=80=99m really only seeing a couple seasons.
>> Thanks for the input,
>> Jim g
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>You want to check the piston to wall c=
learance to make sure it's still in spec. My car runs well with the old part=
s.&nbsp;<br><br>~Steve<div><br></div></div><div><br>On Oct 29, 2016, at 4:25=
 PM, Bill &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ponobill@gmail.com";>ponobill@gmail.com</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Co=
ntent-Type" content=3D"text/html charset=3Dutf-8">Oil pressure variations ar=
e unlikely to have anything to do with pistons and liners.&nbsp;<div class=3D=
""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=
=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct 29, 2016, at 2:48 PM, Terry Stet=
ler &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:TLizzard@msn.com"; class=3D"">TLizzard@msn.com</a>&=
gt; wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div=
 class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica;=
 font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight=
: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-ind=
ent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spac=
ing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0=
001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">That d=
oes not sound out of the bounds of reality to me.&nbsp; It=E2=80=99s about w=
hat we get with Jeff=E2=80=99s TR3.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.000=
1pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p cla=
ss=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:=
 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">How many hours of runti=
me is that for you?</div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 1=
1pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o=
:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font=
-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.5in;" class=3D"">Total hours i=
s the only real way to know.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5=
in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.5in;"=
 class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0=
.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-inden=
t: -0.5in;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margi=
n: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif=
; text-indent: -0.5in;" class=3D"">Terry Stetler</div><div style=3D"margin: 0=
in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D=
""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;=
 font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Sent from<sp=
an class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href=3D"https://go.micros=
oft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986" style=3D"color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-dec=
oration: underline;" class=3D"">Mail</a><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space=
">&nbsp;</span>for Windows 10</div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; f=
ont-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"=
">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"border-style: solid none none; border-top-=
color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" cla=
ss=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family=
: Calibri, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0in;" class=3D""><b class=3D""=
>From:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b><a href=3D"mail=
to:toodamnfunky@comcast.net" style=3D"color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decorat=
ion: underline;" class=3D"">Jim Gray</a><br class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:<s=
pan class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>Saturday, October 29, 2=
016 5:38 PM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-sp=
ace">&nbsp;</span></b><a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; style=3D"color: r=
gb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net=
</a><br class=3D""><b class=3D"">Subject:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-spac=
e">&nbsp;</span></b>[Fot] TR4 piston &amp; liner life span</div></div><div s=
tyle=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, san=
s-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div style=3D"f=
ont-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-cap=
s: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-=
align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; w=
idows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">=
<div class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1;"><div style=3D"marg=
in: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" cl=
ass=3D"">Greetings FoT,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in=
 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"=
">I just finished perfect season sans one session where I snapped off my gas=
 pedal but better that than the brake.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=
=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-se=
rif;" class=3D"">After two great seasons on the motor I started seeing some f=
luxuations in my oil pressure so I=E2=80=99m going to go ahead and rebuild i=
t.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-s=
ize: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ll do a c=
ompression test today after a quick spin around the neighborhood.<o:p class=3D=
""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font=
-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Anyway, I just wanted to see what f=
olks typically get for piston &amp; liner life. I=E2=80=99m really only seei=
ng a couple seasons.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0i=
n 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">T=
hanks for the input,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0i=
n 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">J=
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