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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>the pistons last quite a while….5-10 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The rings need to be replaced every 3-4 years maybe, if they start leaking.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The liners, some last, others crack.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Von:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>Jim Gray<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Samstag, 29. Oktober 2016 20:22<br><b>An:</b> fot@autox.team.net<br><b>Betreff:</b> [Fot] TR4 piston & liner life span<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Greetings FoT,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I just finished perfect season sans one session where I snapped off my gas pedal but better that than the brake.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>After two great seasons on the motor I started seeing some fluxuations in my oil pressure so I’m going to go ahead and rebuild it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I’ll do a compression test today after a quick spin around the neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Anyway, I just wanted to see what folks typically get for piston & liner life. I’m really only seeing a couple seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks for the input,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jim g<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>