S.O.L. Brothers (and sister Dot),
I guess every silver lining has a dark cloud... I finally
got a chance to look very critcally at the piston and rod
set I bought last month. On the whole the rods are about
as perfect as they can be. However I nothiced several small
gouges on one piston. These gouges are located on the side
of the piston barrel above the first ring (I'll attempt to
illustrate:
____________________
I III I
ring- ========================
I I
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I I
=======================
I I
Piston
I don't have a wealth of experience with engine mechanics
but I don't think that these gouges will effect the overall
performance of the piston since they are above the first ring.
Thes gouges seem superficial...
So, guys n' gals what's your take on this? These pistons are
like new... I mean right out of the box. Do I look for a re-
placement? Or am I worrying for nothing. They were only in a
race car for 20 mins. BTW these are the 5 ring pistons that
Ken at British Frame and Engine says some people have had some
trouble with. H-m-m-m...
Greg Petrolati
--
"It's not a leak.... It's a british flow-through lubrication
system..."
gpetrola@firefly.prairienet.org
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