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> reading engine by piston build up?
detoxcowboy
post Apr 21 2009, 08:16 PM
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I am curious if someone could say why i have a respectable amount of carbon build up on pistons 1 and 4 but not on 2 and 3? Is this a sighn of anything or style of runing condition.. ?? It is the first time i have seen my pistons since purchase last year any info is good info.
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perrin1097   reading engine by piston build up?   Apr 21 2009, 08:16 PM
kwales   Oil leaking past the rings?   Apr 21 2009, 08:23 PM
perrin1097   Oil leaking past the rings? o.k. waht if it is ...   Apr 21 2009, 08:50 PM
r_towle   FI or carbs?   Apr 21 2009, 08:52 PM
perrin1097   FI or carbs? 74 2.0 fi.. It is just the 2 fow...   Apr 21 2009, 09:22 PM
kwales   Hard dry crusty carbon sounds like cooked oil. Se...   Apr 22 2009, 05:47 PM
r_towle   It may also be that the injectors are not balanced...   Apr 22 2009, 06:33 PM
perrin1097   It may also be that the injectors are not balance...   Apr 22 2009, 06:49 PM
r_towle   did you hopefully re-ring the motor??? You might a...   Apr 22 2009, 06:51 PM
perrin1097   did you hopefully re-ring the motor??? You might ...   Apr 22 2009, 07:00 PM
r_towle   take a very focused, high resolution picture of th...   Apr 22 2009, 07:03 PM
perrin1097   i can see cross hatching thats all i know.. nothi...   Apr 22 2009, 07:22 PM
perrin1097   another one..   Apr 22 2009, 07:25 PM
perrin1097   RE: reading engine by piston build up?   Apr 22 2009, 07:26 PM
r_towle   When was this motor rebuilt? how many miles? Your...   Apr 22 2009, 07:37 PM
perrin1097   When was this motor rebuilt? how many miles? You...   Apr 22 2009, 07:44 PM
r_towle   http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/store/home.php?...   Apr 22 2009, 07:47 PM
perrin1097   Perfectly done towle.. why not.. nice lead they ha...   Apr 22 2009, 08:01 PM
Todd Enlund   Those are 2.0 bus pistons... are the rings the sam...   Apr 23 2009, 10:50 AM


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