Where are AE pistons made?
Boyd C Wagner
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On Jan 11, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Glenn Franco <gaf3@charter.net> wrote:
> Yes the County Rockers are made in India.
> They usually have better quality control than most.
>
> On 1/11/2013 4:33 PM, Doug Braun wrote:
>> Another horror story:
>>
>> A while back I replaced my Spit's rocker arm shaft with the part that
>> most vendors sold. I believe it was "County"
>> branded, and it was made in India. I went to adjust the valves a few
>> days later, and I noticed that the front four rocker arms
>> seemed rather oil-starved. When I ran the engine with the rocker arm
>> cover off, I could see that only the rear four rocker
>> arms were getting lubricated.
>> It turned out that the shaft was not completely hollow: They had
>> rifle-drilled it inwards from each end, but they did not drill
>> deep enough, and the two holes did not meet up in the center.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Glenn Franco <gaf3@charter.net
>>
>> FYI
>> I am in the midst of a TR6 Rebuild with an engine that is .020"
>> overbored.
>> While fitting up the pistons and checking clearances everything
>> checked out and the bore was concentric and to specs.
>> With the piston installed in the bore I noticed increased drag
>> with #1 piston installed.
>> With rings gaps, skirt clearance correct I pulled the piston and
>> didn't see any issues.
>> Further inspection showed that the piston was cocked in the bore
>> and had score marks on the bottom of one skirt with the same wear
>> just below the oil ring on the other side.
>> After inspecting it with the machine shop we noticed that the ring
>> grooves were not fully machined on one side of the piston.
>> The rings would not move far enough in the groove and was proud of
>> the surface causing the piston to cock in the bore.
>> We collectively have not seen this before and have a new set of AE
>> pistons not County on the way.
>>
>> Having spent many years in Automotive Engineering at one of the
>> former Big Three, these events are usually not one of's.
>> There likely are many more out there that ran down the line in the
>> same batch at the same time before it was caught.
>>
>> These are new County Piston sets (I think made in Israel now).
>> I would inspect their parts very closely before you install them.
>>
>> I also noticed machine chips in the machined groove of their
>> Tri-Metal Main Bearings (Israel).
>> The chips were in the machined groove and were plated over with
>> the babbit and copper.
>>
>> I have had very good experiences with their parts in the past.
>> Just thought I would provide a heads up.
>>
>> Glenn
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