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Re: Engine Break-in

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Engine Break-in
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:51:18 EST
In a message dated 3/9/2006 4:27:56 PM Central Standard Time, 
tr3driver@comcast.net writes: 
> I agree with all Dave said, just wanted to add that ring seating has never
> been a problem in my experience.  Without exception, every case of "rings
> not seating" I've seen has turned out to be something else (like a chunk of
> swarf where it shouldn't be).  I believe it primarily applied to older
> engines, with cast iron rings.
> 
Also bear in mind that the main advocate of aggressive ring seating was a 
builder of race bikes.  He probably had a lower priority for longevity than we 
do.

Dave


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