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Re: chipped wet liner?

To: dorpaul@negia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: chipped wet liner?
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 23:51:42 EDT
In a message dated 8/5/04 11:37:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dorpaul@negia.net writes:

<<  It was chipped only about 1/2" up from the bottom of
 the liner was about 1 1/2" long.   >>

If the interior of the liner is chipped, it could be reused with a 90* turn 
and some chamfering of the edge.  If the gasket area is damaged, reuse would 
not be a good idea.

Have the liner maged, there might be other areas cracked but still intact.

The reason turning the liner 90* works is because the piston skirts only rub 
the liner 90* to the crank.  The front and back of the piston barely ( if at 
all ) touch the liner, any contact will also be much higher than the end of the 
liner.  ( the piston is cut on a oval with the pin sides smaller than the 
skirt side ) 

Harold

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