[SEL] bore and sleave an engine question

[Ron Frost, Kersey, PA]

John,
  The reason this guy wants to restore this engine is it was boughten by his great grandfather new in 1911 and has been in the family every since. So I can see why he wants to keep it and restore it. I'm waiting for a response from him with bore dimentions so we can see just how much it is worn, then deside what to do. There are several choises  and he will look at all of them before making a decission.
  Thanks to all that has responded. Once I get the information I'll post them and we can go from there.
  Ron

John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
  Heres an alternative to making a piston from a casting--especially if you 
have to make the casting. Try making one out of a solid chunk of cast iron. 
the only draw back I see would be having to relieve all the material between 
the bosses where rod goes---probably go a little slow having to use 
"extended" tooling. May not be real practical on big pistons but on the 
little ones it should be faster than having to go through the process of 
making castings-----unless you just want to do it. Then again, it's simpler 
to just go buy a good engine than to restore a worn out basket 
case-----unless you just want to do it.

John Hall 


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<div>John,</div>  <div>The reason this guy wants to restore this engine is it was boughten by his great grandfather new in 1911 and has been in the family every since. So I can see why he wants to keep it and restore it. I'm waiting for a response from him with bore dimentions so we can see just how much it is worn, then deside what to do. There are several choises  and he will look at all of them before making a decission.</div>  <div>Thanks to all that has responded. Once I get the information I'll post them and we can go from there.</div>  <div>Ron<BR><BR><B><I>John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net></I></B> wrote:</div>  <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Heres an alternative to making a piston from a casting--especially if you <BR>have to make the casting. Try making one out of a solid chunk of cast iron. <BR>the only draw back I see would be having to relieve all the material between <BR>the
 bosses where rod goes---probably go a little slow having to use <BR>"extended" tooling. May not be real practical on big pistons but on the <BR>little ones it should be faster than having to go through the process of <BR>making castings-----unless you just want to do it. Then again, it's simpler <BR>to just go buy a good engine than to restore a worn out basket <BR>case-----unless you just want to do it.<BR><BR>John Hall <BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>SEL mailing list<BR>SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com<BR>http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR><DIV>
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