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Nov 18, 2003 | 06:24 AM

beat76

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how much clearance should there be between the piston and cylinder wall. with teh current old setup i am getting around .023. that is way to much. right.

Nov 18, 2003 | 07:05 AM

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If there was an extra zero after the decimal you would be much better off. That is way too loose.

Nov 18, 2003 | 08:31 AM

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i thought the service limit was .003 these are .023 looks like i need some new pistons.

Nov 18, 2003 | 08:58 AM

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Might wanna check your bore size.

Nov 18, 2003 | 09:22 AM

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the bore size is 4.110 in 7 cylinders there is one that is .0015 undersize

Nov 18, 2003 | 10:07 AM

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Why is that?

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