Re: piston ovality on AD

["Stefano Iachella" <iachella@domain.elided>]

>From what I've heard and read (I'm not an expert here!) is often when
>reusing a liner the wear is close to too much,  then more honing takes
>place to round things again, or is needed to remove a ridge..  and you
>end up with a piston that has even more clearance.. the rings don't
>seal, it drinks oil, wears early to the point that your compression goes
>down hill..  and you're back to where you needed to tear it down in the
>first place far sooner than you might have been...


How about an oversized piston? Other cars do this (I've heard) and
motorcycles too. Are there any pistons suitable to Alfas that are slightly
larger?

Stefano
Oakland, CA
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