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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Did you measure piston to cylinder clearance before & after honing?
Did you cross-hatch cylinders for new rings?
Did you measure ring end-gaps?
Measure valve-seat contact width?
Depending upon what those numbers are, that's difference between worn-out engine vs. new.
For new rings, you don't need any honing. That's only for removing material when fitting new oversized pistons. Basically just follow steps in manual, 1,2,3, etc.
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I dont have the tool to measure clearances and didn't know that was a thing.
I did cross hatch the cylinders pretty well.
The endgaps were within spec.
I didn't measure it as i didn't have the tools and I also didn't know that was a thing. But wouldn't the water test make sure the valves are sealing good?
And I know you don't have to hone for new rings but I was worried about some weird gunk on the cylinder. The gunk is hard enough that my nail would catch on it. After honing it for a bit, the gunk on Cylinder 1 was still visible but gunk on Cylinder 2 was still there. I took it to a machine shop down the road and they said they'd "seen worse".