rothfm
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My 115 teardown (first time) went smooth and uneventful. I had 1 outter ring break (prior to my purchase) it tested fine and had good compression. When I got into it, it Had no damage other than a pocked head and Piston. Walls very smooth.
My plan was to replace offending Piston & Head, hone and ring all 4 holes. However, Since I cant be sure of any previous work, I cant be sure what sizes are in there from the past.
I'm assuming a good practice would be to baseline the whole thing--Meaning I should take it to be measured fully (pistons and holes). Rings are sized to specific Piston sizes right? If there was an oversize in there already I wouldnt know it, and I'd probably put the same rings on all 4 inadvertently. Going to have them clean it, and take out 2 broken Mount bolts too.
Ha...as I write this, I'm answering my own question I think!!!!!
Also, while this is opened up-is there anything else I should replace that one would consider critical. I'll spend some, but dont want to replace everything just to do it.
Thanks
My plan was to replace offending Piston & Head, hone and ring all 4 holes. However, Since I cant be sure of any previous work, I cant be sure what sizes are in there from the past.
I'm assuming a good practice would be to baseline the whole thing--Meaning I should take it to be measured fully (pistons and holes). Rings are sized to specific Piston sizes right? If there was an oversize in there already I wouldnt know it, and I'd probably put the same rings on all 4 inadvertently. Going to have them clean it, and take out 2 broken Mount bolts too.
Ha...as I write this, I'm answering my own question I think!!!!!
Also, while this is opened up-is there anything else I should replace that one would consider critical. I'll spend some, but dont want to replace everything just to do it.
Thanks