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To: HuskyOwners@yahoogroups.com
From: suziryder1000@...
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:44:54 -0700
Subject: Re: [HuskyOwners] Re: When to bore or just hone a cylinder?

Swain coating is an anti friction coating. helps to disipate heat, make your engine run better, run cooler, whitens your teeth and takes years off your waist line....
 
http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10298

----- Original Message ----
From: Mike Fitzgerald <camikegolf@yahoo.com>
To: HuskyOwners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 6:32:02 PM
Subject: Re: [HuskyOwners] Re: When to bore or just hone a cylinder?

What is Swain coating? MF


--- On Mon, 6/30/08, heilemann2000 <hioldman@aol.com> wrote:

> From: heilemann2000 <hioldman@aol.com>
> Subject: [HuskyOwners] Re: When to bore or just hone a cylinder?
> To: HuskyOwners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 9:29 AM
> Everything is based on the clearance between the piston
> & cylinder.
> Others may chime in on what your limits are for this motor
> or maybe
> it's listed in an owner's manual somewhere.
>
> As for finding another piston, best of luck as these can be
> hard to
> find. I'm always on the lookout for 72-74 125 pistons.
> After
> identifying your bore size you'll be asked if its a
> long or short rod
> motor. Here your getting into details where you'll need
> some calipers
> to figure out what you've got.
>
> My suggestion to you is to go the way of Swain coating the
> piston if
> you need to go to the next size piston. I've done this
> on a few
> different motors & feel it can't be beat for the 20
> bucks it will
> cost you.
>
> Best of Luck
> Harry Heilemann
>
> --- In HuskyOwners@yahoogroups.com, John Both
> <ruwfo@...> wrote:
> >
> > Guys,
> >     Ok, i've got a 73 125 Husky for a friend of
> mine & were
> planning on rebuild
> >     her.
> >      Compression is 125psi & i can get her to
> run usually by kick
> starting &
> >      always if i jump it. The bore is super clean,
> & there's .020
> piston in there.
> >       My question is could i possibly get away
> just replacing the
> piston/rings
> >       with a new Weisco set the same size? and
> honing the cylinder?
> >       The bore measure 55mm & according to
> Husky a 2nd over piston
> is 55.19mm
> >       (which is .0074 over 55mm) 
> >       So when can you get away with honing a
> cylinder & when to you
> bore to
> >       the next size larger  ?
> >       I don't have a replacement piston set
> yet so is there rule of
> thumb?
> >
>                                                              
> John
> >


     

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