<VV> piston question

Thu Oct 15 11:38:19 EDT 2015

I have 6 of brand new sets (pistons/rings/cylinders) with the number "10"
on the top and they are STD (measured). Look at picture.

Daniel

On 15/10/15 10:10, "Randy Hook via VirtualVairs"
<virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

>
>Since I am the mechanic taking this thing apart, I would have to say it
>IS 21,000 original miles.  Evidence for that fact is that there is NO
>wear to speak of on the piston skirts.  ALMOST NONE!  And the jugs show
>almost NO wear either!  And neither do the lifters.  Then factor in all
>the original type gaskets that are still there.  (Well, not anymore.)
>You know, the old "paper" type that weld themselves onto things so
>tightly that you literally need a case of TNT to remove them!  It even
>had the original type  'national' rear housing oil seal complete with
>part number stamped on the edge. And the neoprene push rod tube O-rings.
>Then there are the original paint swipes on the block, diff, and trans
>that look like the factory ones I've seen.  Oh yeah, and how could I
>forget the like new input shaft!  After all that, I'd definitely say it
>is an original 21,000 mile engine.  Now my question would have to be what
>does anyone know about the factory installing oversize pistons in brand
>new engines?  From all of this, it looks like they did.  But what is the
>'official' view? 
>  
>Randy (Cap'n) Hook
>Hopewell, PA  
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