Angelo,
There is such a thing as a ridge reamer. Maybe you could borrow one or
have a machine shop do it, but it needs to go. If a new ring that may
be wider than the worn ones you took out goes up and hits that ridge-
bye, bye ring. After that hone the cylinder to remove the glaze and
give the new rings the best chance to seat well. I did my first engine
like that and ran the dog snot out of it. As for the figure 8 gaskets-
they come in the kit, might as well change them. I put some sealant on
them before installation and make sure the seats are clean. I also
balanced my engine and I think it is well worth doing.
Best luck,
Mike Thompson
59 TR3A
http://www.rio.edu/miket/garage.htm
On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 11:49 AM, Angelo Graham wrote:
> Good day list:
> Working on "freshening up" my TR2 engine with new bearings & rings.
> Everything measures up great and can get away with standard size main
> & rod
> bearings and std. rings. Looking at the bores and they have a slight
> ridge,
> yet they still measure up within the limits for std. rings.
>
> How best to remove the ridge? I want to de-glaze the bores, so will
> use a
> cylinder hone with a few passes in each bore. Don't want to use the
> hone on
> the ridge as worried about going too far and removing material from the
> bores as well.
> I would like to keep the liners in place,so using the liner hold-downs
> illustrated in the factory manual. Should I worry about the liners
> moving,
> or simply replace the figure 8 gaskets anyway?
>
> Thanks for any advice on this.
>
> Angelo Graham
> 55 TR2
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