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Forum: Glow Engines

02-03-2009, 11:13 PM

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Inspect and clean

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Posted By BillS

RE: Inspect and clean

No scratches on the bottom or top of the piston. The engine and it does not appear to have been run. I did not turn the piston across top dead center before removing the interference.

Bill

Forum: Glow Engines

02-03-2009, 09:04 PM

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Inspect and clean

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Posted By BillS

RE: Inspect and clean

Dar

There were no shavings in the top end. The sleeve was rough at the very top. There were no burrs on the bottom of the sleeve, which I found strange.

The piston in the Tower .75...

Forum: Glow Engines

02-03-2009, 12:24 PM

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Inspect and clean

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Posted By BillS

RE: Inspect and clean

Most of the tightness was a result of burs at the top inside of the sleeve. The engine would not have turned through top dead center without excessive force.

It has been fixed by a little time...

Forum: Glow Engines

02-03-2009, 12:19 PM

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Inspect and clean

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Posted By BillS

RE: Inspect and clean

On a side note the engine was assembled with two head gaskets, one .004 thick and one .0085 thick. One might guess that the compression can to be adjusted but no mention was found in the...

Forum: Glow Engines

02-02-2009, 09:54 AM

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Inspect and clean

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Posted By BillS

Inspect and clean

Inspect and clean.

Received a Tower .75 engine last week. The engine had a bind and didnâ€™t turn through top dead center. Disassembled the engine and it appeared to have lapping compound on...

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