The Lawn Dart

[Deceus]

And it's confirmed. The tolerance here should be around .005 tops. One of the only things the machine shop couldn't check during the balance and blueprint because I didn't have the rings at the time. We didn't really double check any measurements other than the ring gap because we assumed everything was good to go.

Now for the good news: It's off by 1/64" (.015625) exactly which means the pistons are likely reusable with the right sized rings. I finally got to examine one of the exhaust valves and it looked really good. Not going to pull the rest since it's still a pain the ass even with a stand to get them out and back in. There was no play and no marks so I have no reason to believe there will be any issues in the head.



The plan is to finish disassembling the block, pick up a 320 grit ball hone, re-hone the cylinders myself, re-ring the pistons and put it all back together by the book. May stop and do some common oiling mods and replace the oil pan while everything is apart. Definitely going to install a remote oil filter kit so I don't have to dump a quart of oil on my passenger side header every oil change.

Check out my nifty organizer tray: