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May 14th

Hear Too Much Piston Slap on Rebuilt 3 Cylinder Motor

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Once the engine was taken apart I discovered the block had not been bored.  Someone had installed a rebuilt crankshaft with new pistons (Non forged) but did not re-bore the block.  There was about .007″ clearance between the pistons and the cylinder wall with a feeler gauge.

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