View Poll Results: Leaking Head.
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Pro Wrench
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: NE PA
Sounds like you have quite a list of maintenance to do. Anyone can understand how that can be overwhelming. But if you get another one, as already mentioned, it could need as much or more than what you have now. Maybe a beater is in order to buy some time to get everything done on the Rover with no pressure. Then you can unload the beater to recoup some $; look at it as a rental? Probably save some gas $ if you get a little 4cyl. toyota or whatever..
But that is usually always better. Doing a head gasket change on a car with 230,000 and doing a bunch of things to a truck with 100,000 isn't even close. There's more life in the 100,000 mile truck
TReK
Joined: Jul 2017
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It's actually .05" (50 thou instead of 5 thou), which shouldn't make a ton of difference since they're made to flex to the size of the bore. For the job the dinkle ball hone does, I'd say it's plenty close enough. You're not boring or shaping the cylinder at all. You're just knocking off the glaze so new rings can seat correctly.
confused by my own typo
and .050" is much worse that the .005"
Saddest part is that I work in QC for a company that's basically a big machine shop, and do precision measuring a couple more decimal places every day, lol.
If you are that worried about the trans, a rebuild kit is $350 and a simple google search will give you the rebuild manual.
I'd rebuild, already voted.
I'd rebuild, already voted.
Camel Trophy
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: Southwestern Virginia
I still don't think it would be a problem. Each ball is spherical so it doesn't matter where on their surface they contact the cylinder, and they're specifically made to deflect, and do so less as they wear down. The tolerances with a ball hone just aren't that tight.
TReK
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Now THAT is some precise measurement.ive never even heard if the likes outside a lab.
I still don't think it would be a problem. Each ball is spherical so it doesn't matter where on their surface they contact the cylinder, and they're specifically made to deflect, and do so less as they wear down. The tolerances with a ball hone just aren't that tight.
I still don't think it would be a problem. Each ball is spherical so it doesn't matter where on their surface they contact the cylinder, and they're specifically made to deflect, and do so less as they wear down. The tolerances with a ball hone just aren't that tight.
Yep, QC lab. There's some cool machinery in here.
And I agree with you about the 3.75 hone.
I think a few quick passes with the finest available grit, just to knock off the glaze will be fine.
Baja
Joined: Aug 2013
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From: Near Bordeaux, France
For glaze busting bores I use one of these but undoubtedly your kit is far better.
Cylinder Honing Tool | eBay
PS: These tools need to be used with caution for safety and damage to the bores. Over enthusiasm can cause deep gouges in the bores or pulling them out of the bore whilst still rotating can lead to personal damage.
Last edited by OffroadFrance; Jan 18, 2018 at 10:38 AM.
Camel Trophy
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: Southwestern Virginia
Nice kit Sixpack577, I just like entrepreneurs and go getter's, called the 'can do' approach, they are the backbone of industry and manufacturing.
For glaze busting bores I use one of these but undoubtedly your kit is far better.
Cylinder Honing Tool eBay
For glaze busting bores I use one of these but undoubtedly your kit is far better.
Cylinder Honing Tool eBay