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Re: [TR] what happened?

To: Brad Kahler <bkahler1@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] what happened?
From: Rye Livingston <ryel@mac.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:12:48 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
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They were cross hatched. =C2=A0And, after I took out the #1 piston, I hone=
d that cylinder again to get a fresh cross hatch pattern before installing=
 the piston.=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Oct 15, 2015, at 10:45 AM, Brad Kahler <bkahler=
1@gmail.com> wrote:=0A=0ALots of white smoke doesn't always indicate water=
/coolant.=C2=A0 On my TR4 engine that had been freshly rebuilt when I boug=
ht it I had billowing clouds of white smoke.=C2=A0 After several head gask=
et changes I finally realized that the new liners (liner & piston kit) had=
 not been cross hatched so the rings didn't seat.=C2=A0 This allowed for m=
assive amounts of oil to be sucked up and out the exhaust.=C2=A0 Result wa=
s white smoke.=0A=0ASo the question is, were the cylinder liners cross hat=
ched so the rings would seal?=0A=0A=0AOn Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Chr=
is Simo <ccsimonsen@gmail.com> wrote:=0AIs that water or oil? =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
Lots of white smoke would indicate to me a blown head gasket and water on =
the plugs.=0A=0ADid you replace the head gasket with a new one when you fi=
xed the oil ring? =C2=A0 Probably not recommended, but I've reused them (1=
x) =C2=A0in the past, but always painted them with the copper coat head ga=
sket paint.=0A=0AI've blown head gaskets that leaked water into the piston=
s only -- no water in the oil.=C2=A0 But you may want to check your oil fo=
r contamination.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A** triumphs@autox.team.net **=0A=0A=
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<html><body><div>They were cross hatched. &nbsp;And, after I took out the #1 
piston, I=
 honed that cylinder again to get a fresh cross hatch pattern before insta=
lling the piston.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br data-m=
ce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br>On Oct 15, 2015, at 10:45 AM, Brad Kahler &l=
t;bkahler1@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><div class=3D"msg-quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">Lots of white smoke doesn't al=
ways indicate water/coolant.&nbsp; On my TR4 engine that had been freshly =
rebuilt when I bought it I had billowing clouds of white smoke.&nbsp; Afte=
r several head gasket changes I finally realized that the new liners (line=
r &amp; piston kit) had not been cross hatched so the rings didn't seat.&n=
bsp; This allowed for massive amounts of oil to be sucked up and out the e=
xhaust.&nbsp; Result was white smoke.<div><br></div><div>So the question i=
s, were the cylinder liners cross hatched so the rings would seal?</div><d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, O=
ct 15, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Chris Simo <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:ccsimonsen@gmail.com" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:ccsimonsen@gmail.com";>ccsim=
onsen@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
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1ex;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; =
padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir=3D"ltr">Is that water or oil? &nbsp; &nbsp;Lo=
ts of white smoke would indicate to me a blown head gasket and water on th=
e plugs.<div><br></div><div>Did you replace the head gasket with a new one=
 when you fixed the oil ring? &nbsp; Probably not recommended, but I've re=
used them (1x) &nbsp;in the past, but always painted them with the copper =
coat head gasket paint.<br><div><br></div><div>I've blown head gaskets tha=
t leaked water into the pistons only -- no water in the oil.&nbsp; But you=
 may want to check your oil for contamination.</div></div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
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