" Hi,
I ran into a prob
" Hi,
I ran into a problem with one of the pistons on the merc 115 L6 that I'm rebuilding; the pin was pushed in, and the ring has spun, luckily without breaking. Before I took it apart the compression was 122-127 cold. I am replacing a stripped crank and had not planned on doing anything else other than cleaning off carbon and re-installing everything. The piston that was in there before was of standard size, and I picked up a wiseco to replace it. The directions that come with the piston are telling me to hone/de-glaze; is this neccesary if the cylinder was good? What will happen if I don't de-glaze?.. What exactly is de-glazing, and is there a way to do it without the use of power tools?
Thanks for any/all advice,
Jon "
I ran into a prob
" Hi,
I ran into a problem with one of the pistons on the merc 115 L6 that I'm rebuilding; the pin was pushed in, and the ring has spun, luckily without breaking. Before I took it apart the compression was 122-127 cold. I am replacing a stripped crank and had not planned on doing anything else other than cleaning off carbon and re-installing everything. The piston that was in there before was of standard size, and I picked up a wiseco to replace it. The directions that come with the piston are telling me to hone/de-glaze; is this neccesary if the cylinder was good? What will happen if I don't de-glaze?.. What exactly is de-glazing, and is there a way to do it without the use of power tools?
Thanks for any/all advice,
Jon "