[s-cars] cheap piston

[brian hoeft]

Soo, are you looking for cheap pistons/rings because you didnt learn your
lesson the first time or are you suspecting your temptation to save is now
costing you?

Did you have the cylinders honed? let alone done properly.. If you threw a
rod, why? were the walls oval at that point? there are a lot of details
omitted that make constructive criticism difficult.

Was the engine warm for the leakdown test?

Before I would criticize the shops work I have learned to criticize the
work/cost that the customer was/is willing to incur..

Not flaming you David, but it sounds like you may have gotten what you paid
for..

-Brian




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On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:51 PM, David Giannandrea <
david.giannandrea at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I'm not blaming the mechanic. I'm suspecting the rings were not up to task
> for a turbo charged engine.
>
> The rebuild only installed new crank bearings and rings. The valves and
> seats were machined too. I was recovering from a thrown rod and did not
> want
> to invest too much to get the car running again. Unfortunately, it's my
> favorite car and I can't let it go. So here I go again.
>
> I did a leak-down, but it was pretty clumsy. The valve cover was not
> removed, I just tweaked the starter until the gauges held pressure. The
> cylinders would typically hold 30-40psi of 60psi. I could feel air coming
> out of the oil filler opening.
>
> David G.
>
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