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Date:         Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:42:49 -0400
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: disaster... again!
Comments: To: Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>

I put some of those in the garbage at least once per week.


Try to get some in the US... if not, i will have a look at what i have left
in the shop... somewhere i guess, hidden.


Broken compression ring is a classic, crack in the liner is not, only once i
have seen that.


How is the rest of the engine??? it look sick!


Ben


On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:21:29 -0700, Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
wrote:


>Well not as disasterous, but more serious.  I took the cylinders/pistons
>out to extract the broken stud and found a broken ring on one side and a
>huge crack in the sleeve near the bottom of the stroke that went nearly
>all the way round.  I am stuck now.  I haven't the 400-500 bucks for a
>piston/cyl kit.  Any ideas?
>
>
>
>
>Brendan
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