- Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:01 pm
#72373
Hi Calv---- might I respectfully ask you}---- If you're not mechanically minded then how did you know about Honing and in particular what type of hone to use ??....My reason for asking is this}--- Honing is regarded as a surface finishing process which during the process will also remove a very small amount of metal....So when having a re-bore the machine operator will bring the hole diameter to within a small amount of the desired finished size by using a cutting tool, then use the hone to bring the bore to final size AND the required surface finish...........
When your engine started to smoke ie.. before honing, there was already an existing problem.(probably high-milage related normal wear ??...The fact that both cylinders behave the same would seem to indicate this )...When the head and barrel was removed my guess is that the bores were very shiny ( Glazed ) and that "Glaze-busting" was recommended ??.....It's at this stage that micrometer readings of both bore AND piston must be taken to ascertain the whole situation.... When fitting those new rings did you check for "Top" marking and fit accordingly ?.....Did you set the gaps to the appropriate figure ??... then set the three ring gaps at 120 degrees from one another ??.............Finally, is this smoke appearing during normal, steady cruising OR after a throttle closed run then opening up again ?? ( That might indicate worn inlet valve guides / seals ).....
