Recent content by Shorter Grass

Thank you and it is probably what I will do also

Would a spray of WD40 help?

If i pull it through once at a steady speed, start to finish in about 10 seconds?

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/engine-small-brake-cylinder-hone-32-89mm-bore-honing-tool-flexi-shaft-s-2ech3~c10592~p21910199/ Would this home still be ok as this was the one I had ordered before I saw your message.

The cylinder looks remarkably smooth to the eye and touch but I will remove the piston later and inspect the cylinder and piston rings then

I am surprised as the grit is coarser than I would have imagined?

Deglaze and standard rings being fitted

Other hone was too expensive for the application

I have rebuilt engines before and am an engineer so will get it sorted, in fact I'm even more determined after reading what you have written lol.

I drained the oil and did not add new oil. The engine sat with the head off and the cylinder has a puddle of oil in it. Ovbiously it has seeped from the cylinder to the front of the piston. I have not done a leak down test but can do this though I am fairly convinced that my...

I am going to do a deglaze and fit new standard piston rings

I take you point - no oversize rings. I will do a deglaze and fit new standard rings

I will get a hone like this and not the spring type.

I think I will use a honing kit and then fit new piston rings

The oil was drained from the engine before I took the head off. Oil has seeped past the cylinder as it sat.