Piston Clearance - Aluminum pistons

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ABoer
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Piston Clearance - Aluminum pistons

Post by ABoer » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:51 am

Hi All;

A friend of me asked me : What is the best clearance for new Aluminum pistons?

Thanks for your input !!

Toon
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Re: Piston Clearance

Post by Gene_French » Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:04 am

Anthonie:
i use .004" on the currently available aluminum pistons... always an optimist ...Gene French
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Re: Piston Clearance

Post by Jack Putnam, in Ohio » Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:30 am

I use .004 for Aluminium pistons in honed cylinders.
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