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Old 03-07-2011 | 07:26 PM
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Default RE: Is this natural for the top of the piston (55ax)

A lot of that brown patina is not rust. Burned castor oil looks a lot like rust, so if your bearings are turning smoothly then that's probably all it is. The carbon on your piston and on your head is not a problem. Use a paper towel with some ATF and it will get any actual accumulation off.