Russell, you're a madman, but very funny
Brooky.
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| Author: | Jono [ April 5th, 2009, 3:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Honing Barrels |
Hi there, any advice on honing barrels? Is it essential with a ring change? Many thanks J |
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| Author: | Brooky [ April 5th, 2009, 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
Well, I would have thought, yes. The bores will be shiny and the new rings will be unable to seal oil from passing by them without being given the chance to scrape themselves into the bores. Honing roughens the bore surface, necessitating a short running-in period but forcing the rings to cut their own pattern into them, which improves the seal between bore and ring, thus ensuring minimal oil consumption and a good compression seal that will last. Brooky. |
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| Author: | Jono [ April 6th, 2009, 6:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
Cheers. I borrowed the honing tool off a local garage. I've put it all back together now and it's running very well, and isn't smoking anymore! Running in tips, anyone? Ta. |
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| Author: | Russell [ April 6th, 2009, 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
Thrash the tits off it. |
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| Author: | Brooky [ April 6th, 2009, 9:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
Russell, you're a madman, but very funny Brooky. |
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| Author: | Jono [ April 6th, 2009, 11:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
Russell wrote: Thrash the tits off it... ...says "Mr Reliable 2cvs 2009"... |
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| Author: | ken [ April 7th, 2009, 12:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
not to mention those awards for outstanding achievement in 2008, 2007...  Sorry, Russell. p.s. have you seen the sequence of photographs taken by Maria Cooke of Frank's tumble? < http://www.2cvracing.org.uk/gallery/cat ... 2?start=40 > Jono wrote: Russell wrote: Thrash the tits off it... ...says "Mr Reliable 2cvs 2009"... |
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| Author: | Tim2cv [ April 7th, 2009, 8:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
when i did the ami i test drove it to whitby in yorks... hills, motorway, lanes etc... seems ok now. fired up after 6 months fine and smoke free! |
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| Author: | Squeezebox [ April 8th, 2009, 10:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
Seriously though. (like you buggers are ever serious) I am about to do top end re-build on my car....Russ...and others...is it best to thrash the bugger when done or go nice and slow for a while ? I thought running in was just that. ...or does it make a jott of difference ? Ta |
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| Author: | EirikJ [ April 8th, 2009, 11:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Honing Barrels |
I just drive it like normally after overhaul, but there are different "believes" regarding this "running in" thing. Here's one for the hard core's: http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/runin.htm |
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