{"id":131,"date":"2014-04-27T08:39:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T14:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2014-04-27T08:39:07","modified_gmt":"2014-04-27T14:39:07","slug":"he-did-what-in-his-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pavq.com\/?p=131","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He did <b>what<\/b> in his cup?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Got the pistons pulled out.\u00a0 I borrowed a ridge reamer from Autozone (yay for the tool lending program!) and carved off the carbon ring atop the cylinders, then unbolted the connecting rods from the crank and pushed the pistons out of the bores.\u00a0 Thanks to the guys on the MML for telling me about putting fuel line on the connecting rod bolts in order to not scratch up the crank journals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pistons.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125\" alt=\"pistons\" src=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pistons-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pistons-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pistons-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pistons.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hrm.\u00a0 #1 cylinder piston skirt looks &#8230; not so good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ugly_piston.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-126\" alt=\"ugly_piston\" src=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ugly_piston-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ugly_piston-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ugly_piston-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ugly_piston.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully that&#8217;s just cosmetic, but, presumably the engine machine shop will let me know after they tank everything.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/no_pistons.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-127\" alt=\"no_pistons\" src=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/no_pistons-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/no_pistons-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/no_pistons-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/no_pistons.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Piston-less engine block.\u00a0 Wave at the camera!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bore_wave.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128\" alt=\"bore_wave\" src=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bore_wave-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bore_wave-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bore_wave-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pavq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bore_wave.jpg 972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got the pistons pulled out.\u00a0 I borrowed a ridge reamer from Autozone (yay for the tool lending program!) and carved off the carbon ring atop the cylinders, then unbolted the connecting rods from the crank and pushed the pistons out of the bores.\u00a0 Thanks to the guys on the MML for telling me about putting &hellip; 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