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Lining a piston up freehand in the barrel
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:59 pm
by davidblythe
Any tips for lining the piston up in the barrel when off the engine
ie what reference marks do people use
eg the inlet side of the piston centralised to the two cyliner holes on the inlet side or
Re: Lining a piston up freehand in the barrel
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:27 pm
by Knowledge
There is only one way, and that's to do it on the engine. I guess you're trying to work-out where the ring gaps are, but you need to put it on the engine to be absolutely sure. Sorry David. You didn't want to here this, did you?
Re: Lining a piston up freehand in the barrel
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:31 pm
by sean brady scooters
i agree..........its the best way.............
Re: Lining a piston up freehand in the barrel
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:35 pm
by davidblythe
fair enough
i need to build a slave engine with just the tunnel bolted to a plate for these circumstances
Re: Lining a piston up freehand in the barrel
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:29 pm
by davidblythe
built a slave engine, gods knows why i didnt do one years ago, makes life so much easier testing new ideas