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gale piston?
Chris wrote:
Yup its a twin cylinder. little one. The compression was done dry - 50lbs Run last year. Got it actually running this year briefly until it seized up... Believe it was overheating... After cooling down it wasn't seized anymore. and the compression was still 50lbs. I verified the holes again, and yes there are holes there, how deep I don't know, but seems they get narrow. There's carbon around them, so to say they are identical is hard. The top of the piston is not flat though, it does have a crown which I think would be thick. I'm thinking about taking the head off it to look closer. Since I don't have a new gasket set, I may have to consider options for home-made gaskets like they used to do in the old days.... Water pump has great rubber, so not sure if something could be plugged around the head? thus not allowing water through? I want to take it all apart, but still a little shy due to the gasket situation... Try: http://images.google.com/images?q=sierra+18-3841 This should be your head gasket... Rob |
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