<VV> Damage discovered

[Bob Gilbert 1]

Hi,

I just removed number 6 piston as it was the one with the deepest skirt
scratched.

The piston has been quite severely galled from the bottom of the oil ring to
the bottom of the skirt. The scratches/galling is about ¼ inch wide.

The scratches are on both the top and bottom of the piston, 180 degree apart
and in line with the conrod

The cylinder has damage in an equivalent are but it’s minor and I hope it
can be honed out.

 

It’s only cylinder but I think I will find something similar on the other
cylinders which I’ll remove tomorrow.

 

Now exactly what CAUSED the scratches is still a mystery


 

Bob