[SEL] Piston clearance

[bill at antique-engines.com]

Once you resize the piston and recut the grooves to the proper depth, like
Arnie said make sure there is meat left - then be REALLY sure to leave
enough ring end gap - you'll likely need to file the ends a bit. The rings
will be sized for a standard bore.
You don't want them to get hot and expand and and seize in the bore.
On a car it can snap piston tops - on a tractor, I suspect it will gaul
(sp)cylinder walls and break rings.

Bill
(From hot and humid and dusty Waukee.........)

> Hi Grant,
>
> I don't have that clearance handy (but others will).  Have you checked how
> much "meat" you'll have left at the bottom of the ring grooves after you
> turn down the piston and re-cut the ring grooves?
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> On Wed, 24 May 2006, Grant Weir wrote:
>
>> I've sleeved my 29' John Deere D and left the bore slightly undersize of
>> the
>> stock 6-3/4" size so that I can turn my worn out pistons down to fit.  I
>> think it will work.
>
>
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