Subject: RE: Bad Piston?
Author: oger wells
Date: Apr 7, 2005, 7:22 AM
Post ID: 1718663950
Thanks Kevin. The cylinders look good to me. Just that one piston top
ring concerns me a bit but maybe i can pry out the remaining ring and
file the groove a bit. The heads and top of the pistons have a lot of
carbon on them but i think after cleaning up the heads they will be
fine. New rings will probably be the ticket for now. Maybe i will get
some pics up for you guys to have a look.
Kevin Graf wrote:
Hey, This may not be the best advice....:-) but ya know...Look at the cylinders closely if the is no peeling, score marks, ect., look at the pistons next. Good shape? If so, I would just re-ring the pistons. What's the ring end gap like? Guzzi's are pretty tolerant, forgiving is maybe the word. I know of a Guzzi running with a huge score down the right barrel, runs great, wouldn't even know. Your call really, I don't have the cylinders to look at and photos won't do it justice if things are on the fence. I know everyone wants to give you "the best" advice with hearts in the right places but it's not always the best on the wallet. I know how tight money can be. What's the worst that can happen? Do I remember right that a light hone can be put on the barrels? Might want to look into that. Maybe try to justify it in a way of maybe the money could be spent elsewhere, to make sure the bike safe, tires? ect. There I said it, I'm NOT ASHAME Kev -----Original Message----- From: oger wells [mailto:jambo-@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 9:53 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Bad Piston? Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Is your PC running at 100%? Check your PC's health in 2 minutes! http://click.topica.com/caadlAsb1dfltb63b4qa/PCHealth Check ------------------------------------------------------------------- You are probably right... But what if I cant afford it?? Parts are adding up fast! I thought i would save some money and buy a basket case but now it is adding up... ;-O paul-@comcast.net wrote:
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