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Re: Piston slap

To: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Subject: Re: Piston slap
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 22:29:35 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net, team-thicko@autox.team.net, bugeye@yahoogroups.com
Organization: WFO Racing
References: <v03130309b70e9bb106d9@[209.24.234.159]>
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Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:

> Today I finished dismantling the 1275 that is going back in the '72 Midget
> with a Morriservice 5-speed kit. This is the same engine I was asking about
> timing components the other day. I was very pleased to find the crank
> (.000-.000) in pristine condition with almost no wear on both the rod and
> main bearings. Everything looked so good, I was considering just putting it
> back together and using it that way. However, when I dropped the pistons
> out, I discovered the #4 and a little of #3 shows some significant scoring
> below the bottom ring of each piston. Cylinder #4 has some noticable
> scoring at the bottom of the cylinder too. This is something I have never
> observed before, at least not to this degree.
>
> Is there something I can do when machining/rebuilding this engine to
> prevent a recurrence of this problem? The bores seemed to be in pretty good
> shape otherwise.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gerard
>
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