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Re: About cylinder honing

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Niander101 wrote:Unfortunatly and surprisingly I don't think they ever made any bigger pistons for rebores?
Unless Hepolite made some?
AE Pistons Hepolite made +0.020"

Best of luck finding one of them now.

I have standard AE Heps, the most ragged one is the donor for the dicking about re the BoganGull.

If you have a Hep, best place to start mod piston wise aye? If you have one, just take time to measure and compare to Gull Basic item.

They are SO COOL!

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Hylomar, what about hylomar? :D :D :D
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You have a 10 thou oversize in your olympic, they machined a 10 over for the reconditioning dept, but never had to use them as the bores never needed reboring & it was cheaper to dump the cylnder if it was too bad, it's belived that all the + 10s were sent your direction for them.

Seagull had several people casting their pistons, Hepolite, some firm in India & some from Italy, Asso?

I can't remember where I put the notes as it was 6 or 7 years ago that Charles & I were researching that.
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Stelios,

I use hylomar all the time. I've never had a problem. I
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Yes, I have seen that you use it and searched to see the properties of this product. Looked promising so since my brother was in UK for Easter vacations I asked him to bring me a tube. After I tried it, I use it all the time. The great advantage comparing to RTV is that you don't have to wait to cure. For RTV I have to wait 24hours :? to see what I have done.

In addition I like teasing a little bit C-I about RTV etc :D
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:)

Hylomar in a spray can is totally 8)

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Very clean and works 10/10!

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PS: I will now, after all the promises, pull down an Olympic power head and have a look Charles.
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It must be even better in spray as it will an even layer!
I also love your hammer. I have a flat one, I will search for one like yours. Should cuts gasket really nice.
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Exactly!

Thank You Mate!

Called a ball/peen or engineers hammer. Many sizes down to 4oz.

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