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daily

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howdy,
recently posted about valve itis [or so i thought] pulled the head only to find valves just fine.
WHAT I DID FIND was ring bits in 2 piston crowns. the bores look good [no ridge,hone pattern still evident]piston fit within specs.due to economics, would rather not replace all the pistons.
lookin for at least 2 new or used +.030 slugs can anyone help steer me to a solution ?????
with respect 59er
 
daily said:
howdy,
recently posted about valve itis [or so i thought] pulled the head only to find valves just fine.
WHAT I DID FIND was ring bits in 2 piston crowns. the bores look good [no ridge,hone pattern still evident]piston fit within specs.due to economics, would rather not replace all the pistons.
lookin for at least 2 new or used +.030 slugs can anyone help steer me to a solution ?????
with respect 59er
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This is not an uncommon problem. I've seen 4 or 5 engines that the same thing happened to with the #6 cylinder as the one that usually with the problem. My engine went out completely in 2007. In 1995ish, it made the first clacking sound. The sound was loud but went away with a slight ticking noise. I thought valves as the problem since the compression was in specs. Use pistons from another engine will have to be balanced with the other pistons.
 
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