Posted by Indiana Ken on November 26, 2014 at 16:36:33 from (66.249.229.137):
In Reply to: OT--gasoline engines posted by spook on November 26, 2014 at 10:53:29:
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The Vega did not use an anodized cylinder coating. The block was cast of high silcon aluminmum. After the bore was finished to size, the aluminum was etched away leaving the silcon to provide a hard wear resistance surface for the piston/ring pack to run on. The early Vegas had other issues resulting in oil burning. The later models could run up some high mileage - I worked with a guy that commuted to work in Vega with some 200,000 miles on the clock. It had never been apart.
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