<VV> Fw: Pistons ok?

[Michael Kovacs]

 MIKE KOVACS 



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From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
To: Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:49:17 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Pistons ok?


 I find it hard to believe those 2 pistons weigh the same. I've balanced mine. Pistons first, then rods, then together. The pins were not touched and weighed virtually the same.

I hope you can open the pictures. One shows how little was removed from the piston. The other shows the total weight(s). 

Piston with ruler shows a positive head/piston clearance. That is chewing gum. It  expands a little because it is elastic. Clay works better

 This is a '66 140. Head milled to zero clearance and .032 copper. It runs on 87 octane and no knock. Shot of 6 piston/cylinders show how little was removed from the big end of the rod. Almost nothing from the little end.



 MIKE KOVACS 



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From: Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com>
To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 4:01:16 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Pistons ok?

Thanks again for the comments.  My real concern is not the rods, it's  
the pistons, so I took a couple more photos: