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Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: piston wieghts and balancing

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Subject: Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: piston wieghts and balancing
From: <ptegler@gouldfo.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:55:29 -0500
I just finished posting it all on a web page~
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/75w_new_pistons.htm
...haven't gotten to the rods yet

Paul Tegler     ptegler@gouldfo.com    www.teglerizer.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carter Shore" <clshore@yahoo.com>
To: "Paul Tegler" <ptegler@cablespeed.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>; "CARS 
Spitfires@Autox. Team. Net (E-mail)" <spitfires@autox.team.net>; 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 9:09 AM
Subject: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: piston wieghts and balancing


Paul,
Out of curiousity, what are your piston assembly and
rod assembly weights?

I'm seeing around 400g for the pistons, and 750g for
the rods.

Carter SHore

--- Paul Tegler <ptegler@cablespeed.com> wrote:
> QUESTION...
> 0.5 grams is suppose to be the optimum
> balance weight between pistons (plus pins plus
> rings)
> 
> WITHOUT TOUCHING THE NEW SET HERE
> If I swap two gudgeon pins all four are within +/-
> 0.7 grams
> The pins vary the most.
> (rings vary by 0.07 grams)
> 
> Is this getting picky...  Should I leave well enough
> alone?
> 
> The new pins weigh 99 grams. the old ones  92 grams
> Both are round, clean and true to 0.002"
> 
> Both new and old pins ..you can just perceive a
> slight
> wobble of the pin in the bushing.
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Tegler      ptegler@cablespeed.com
> www.teglerizer.com
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