Piston needed

Stephen V. Weaver Jr. · Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:40 pm

I am on a tight budget on this '72 sedan I have, and haven't got the
cake to afford new pistons. My cylinder is O.K., and the second piston
is like new. Does anyone out there have a used standard or oversize
piston with rings, to help a poor guy out ? I do have some used parts
to trade if needed.Thanks, Skip XXX-XXX-XXXX

Miles · Post by **Miles** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:09 am

If you put one oversize piston in you will have to rebore that side,
but I guess you know that. Then your engine will be out of balance.
I sold my used piston collection a couple years ago, aprox 35 pistons
on eBay. I think Steven Michelsen bought them?
Miles

mterrens · Post by **mterrens** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:22 am

Yes I still have most of them, but I don't think I have any rings. Rings can be gotten new from Hastings . I will write Stephen offlist about some sort of trade.
Steve
www.honda600coupe.com

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> If you put one oversize piston in you will have to rebore that side,
> but I guess you know that. Then your engine will be out of balance.
> I sold my used piston collection a couple years ago, aprox 35 pistons
> on eBay. I think Steven Michelsen bought them?
> Miles
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> "Stephen V. Weaver Jr."
> wrote:
> I am on a tight budget on this '72 sedan I have, and haven't got the
> cake to afford new pistons. My cylinder is O.K., and the second > piston
> > is like new. Does anyone out there have a used standard or oversize
> > piston with rings, to help a poor guy out ? I do have some used parts
> > to trade if needed.Thanks, Skip
> XXX-XXX-XXXX
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Stephen V. Weaver Jr. · Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:28 pm

I usually weigh the pistons anyhow. I've done this on motorcycles for
years !!!! Still need piston w/rings. Have had good response for just
piston. I'm going to make this a runner, then rebuild a second
engine, properly.

--- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "Miles" wrote:
> If you put one oversize piston in you will have to rebore that
side,
> but I guess you know that. Then your engine will be out of balance.
> I sold my used piston collection a couple years ago, aprox 35
pistons
> on eBay. I think Steven Michelsen bought them?
> Miles
> --- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "Stephen V. Weaver Jr."
> wrote:
> > I am on a tight budget on this '72 sedan I have, and haven't got
the
> > cake to afford new pistons. My cylinder is O.K., and the second
> piston
> > is like new. Does anyone out there have a used standard or
oversize
> > piston with rings, to help a poor guy out ? I do have some used
parts
> > to trade if needed.Thanks, Skip XXX-XXX-XXXX

friend · Post by **friend** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:23 am

Stephen;
Hastings has the rings, and they work well. I have used .25 over rings to rering a standard piston/bore (had to file them down to make a good fit) but as long as the land was in good shape whey worked very well.
Bill

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> Sent:
> Monday, November 03, 2008
> 8:29 PM
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Piston needed
> I usually weigh the pistons anyhow. I've done this on motorcycles for
> years !!!! Still need piston w/rings. Have had good response for just
> piston. I'm going to make this a runner, then rebuild a second > engine, > properly.
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> "Miles" wrote:
> > If you put one
> oversize piston in you will have to rebore that
> side,
> > but I guess
> you know that. Then your engine will be out of balance.
> > I
> sold my used piston collection a couple years ago, aprox 35 > pistons
> > on eBay. I think Steven Michelsen bought them?
> Miles
> > --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> "Stephen V. Weaver Jr."
> > wrote:
> > > I am on a tight budget on this '72 sedan I have, and haven't > got > the > > > cake to afford new pistons. My cylinder is O.K., and > the second > > piston > > > is like new. Does anyone out there > have a used standard or > oversize > > > piston with rings, to help > a poor guy out ? I do have some used > parts > > > to trade if > needed.Thanks, Skip XXX-XXX-XXXX

Stephen V. Weaver Jr. · Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:40 am

That's a lost art, filing rings for proper end gap. I bored a Whizzer
engine once for a guy, he said he could assemble it. He sent it back
because it failed.......didn't check ring gap. Suffered bind when
hot. Of course it wasn't HIS fault......thanks for the tips.

--- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, wrote:
> Stephen;
> Hastings has the rings, and they work well. I have used .25
over rings
> to rering a standard piston/bore (had to file them down to make a
good fit)
> but as long as the land was in good shape whey worked very well.
> Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
]On Behalf Of Stephen V.
Weaver Jr.
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 8:29 PM
> To:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Piston needed
> I usually weigh the pistons anyhow. I've done this on motorcycles
for
> years !!!! Still need piston w/rings. Have had good response for
just
> piston. I'm going to make this a runner, then rebuild a second
> engine, properly.
> --- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "Miles" wrote:
> > If you put one oversize piston in you will have to rebore that
> side,
> > but I guess you know that. Then your engine will be out of
balance.
> > I sold my used piston collection a couple years ago, aprox 35
> pistons
> > on eBay. I think Steven Michelsen bought them?
> > Miles
> > --- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "Stephen V. Weaver Jr."
> > wrote:
> > > I am on a tight budget on this '72 sedan I have, and haven't
got
> the
> > > cake to afford new pistons. My cylinder is O.K., and the
second
> > piston
> > > is like new. Does anyone out there have a used standard or
> oversize
> > > piston with rings, to help a poor guy out ? I do have some
used
> parts
> > > to trade if needed.Thanks, Skip XXX-XXX-XXXX