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Re: piston wieghts and balancing

To: Paul Tegler <ptegler@cablespeed.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net,
Subject: Re: piston wieghts and balancing
From: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 06:09:11 -0800 (PST)
Paul,
Out of curiousity, what are your piston assembly and
rod assembly weights?

I'm seeing around 400g for the pistons, and 750g for
the rods.

Carter SHore

--- Paul Tegler <ptegler@cablespeed.com> wrote:
> QUESTION...
> 0.5 grams is suppose to be the optimum
> balance weight between pistons (plus pins plus
> rings)
> 
> WITHOUT TOUCHING THE NEW SET HERE
> If I swap two gudgeon pins all four are within +/-
> 0.7 grams
> The pins vary the most.
> (rings vary by 0.07 grams)
> 
> Is this getting picky...  Should I leave well enough
> alone?
> 
> The new pins weigh 99 grams. the old ones  92 grams
> Both are round, clean and true to 0.002"
> 
> Both new and old pins ..you can just perceive a
> slight
> wobble of the pin in the bushing.
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Tegler      ptegler@cablespeed.com
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