> On Wed, 6 Sep 1995, Jon Moody (BME) wrote:
>
> > is some *slight* pitting in the bore. Is it ok to hone the cylinder
when
> > this pitting is present or do I need to drop the $200 for a new one?
And Mike Burdick responded:
> but I have never met anyone who has had a honed MC last any reasonable
> amount of time.
Hi, Mike, my name is Kevin Riggs. I honed and rebuilt my pitted TR6 MC in
the spring of '87, and it's still performing flawlessly (well, at least,
until I send this mail message, at which point it will dissolve in a puddle
of Castrol--but that's a different story). I've rebuilt others that have
held together as well. However, I've never had any luck with clutch MCs,
which receive quite a bit more use and typically travel full-bore with each
stroke as well.
I've heard lots of stories of failure, too, and I don't doubt your own
experiences. But I thought I'd let you know that it sometimes works.
By the way, I hone *lightly*.
Kevin Riggs
'72 TR6
rkriggs@ingr.com
Huntsville, AL
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