Ed Douglas
Member
Greetings Forum Chums..
New .040 sleeves...
Pistons check out well within
specs...
new Hasting rings...what could
go wrong...right?...
plenty!!!...when I checked the
end gap on the Hastings
rings?...all over the map.
.021 - .028. The specs are
.010 to .017. I questioned one
of the icons here of the
Forum...he asked me what the
bore measured and other basic
questions...here is where it
gets embarrasing... I have
always
relied on my Machinist to tell
me..."Ed...pistons
good...gonna grind mains and
rods 10 under, so order your
bearings accordingly"...the
Icon said very patiently..
."we don't have enough info
to work with Ed...new is
meaningless"...he was
right...I felt like an
idiot...short story...pistons
and sleeves...dead nuts
on....ordered a new set of
Tisco rings....14.99 for a set
of 4....you heard right...and
EVERY RING came in at .010.
As Hobo is fond of
asking..."what did we
learn"...well...brand name is
meaningless...and I am quality
control...and I need to have a
better understanding of
calipers, mics and bore
gauges...the order has been
placed...happy wrenching
Chums...Cheers!
New .040 sleeves...
Pistons check out well within
specs...
new Hasting rings...what could
go wrong...right?...
plenty!!!...when I checked the
end gap on the Hastings
rings?...all over the map.
.021 - .028. The specs are
.010 to .017. I questioned one
of the icons here of the
Forum...he asked me what the
bore measured and other basic
questions...here is where it
gets embarrasing... I have
always
relied on my Machinist to tell
me..."Ed...pistons
good...gonna grind mains and
rods 10 under, so order your
bearings accordingly"...the
Icon said very patiently..
."we don't have enough info
to work with Ed...new is
meaningless"...he was
right...I felt like an
idiot...short story...pistons
and sleeves...dead nuts
on....ordered a new set of
Tisco rings....14.99 for a set
of 4....you heard right...and
EVERY RING came in at .010.
As Hobo is fond of
asking..."what did we
learn"...well...brand name is
meaningless...and I am quality
control...and I need to have a
better understanding of
calipers, mics and bore
gauges...the order has been
placed...happy wrenching
Chums...Cheers!