Thread: Piston top markings

Originally Posted by garrycol

Berco in Mitchell are the main rebuilders in Canberra but prices can be all over the place - sometimes good sometimes not so good so make sure you getb quotes. Also be aware that some of the "reconditioners" just send the jobs to Bercos to get done.

Garry

hey Garry

Berco closed down last Christmas.

The guy I have taken it to (also in Mitchell) is going to see how it goes with a rebore to .020". If that looks OK I am to then take the pistons to him and he will hone it to the pistons.

If it doesn't look OK, he will bore it to .030" and we will get a set of .030" pistons for him to play with.

I delivered the block to him this morning. Should be ready for the pistons early next week.

So, we are still mucking around...

The rebore man is a bit difficult to deal with - he has more work than he can handle and, consequently, timelines slip... but I cannot fault his enthusiasm.

On Tuesday he advised that boring to .020" would be marginal as the lip I had felt was fairly pronounced and there was definitely a bit of an oval aspect to the bores.

We agreed on .030" but, since my supplier had been left hanging while we waited for the report from the rebore man, they had sold their last set of .030" - so we are going to .040"

I ordered (and paid) for the new pistons last night (Wednesday) and they were here on my doorstep in Canberra when I got home tonight (Thursday) - delivered from Brisbane! $75 a piston including rings, gudgeons and circlips. They threw in free little end bearings. I like that!

So... I have to take some time off work tomorrow to deliver the pistons and he will hone them to each cylinder. I doubt that he will get the job done tomorrow so I will be taking a bit more time off next week to go pickup my block and pistons...

Then it will be engine rebuild time! YAY!