Spica pistons& bores idea?

["Paul Witek" <shempmodin@domain.elided>]

John Hertzman spake thus:
>
>My understanding (very much on the outside looking in) is that the real crunch
>on Spica injection pumps is wear in the bores and plungers, allowing crankcase
>dilution, and that the bores and plungers are NLA new and are unlikely to be
>inexpensively manufactured from scratch. 

Just an idea, but would it be possible to maybe chrome plate the bores, then re-hone them to original specs?

Granted, chrome plating isn't that thick, but I'd think it might work given the close tolerances (as I understand it) of the Spica pump.

- Paul Witek 





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