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Piston 2 (this was the one that spun the bearings) (also on the top of the piston there is "050U" or similar indicating the piston is 50thou oversize)

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Cylinder 2 Bearings

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Cylinders 1 through to 6

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There is also an indication of detonation on the cylinder head near cylinder 2 where the lip has been melted or watever (theres a big dent on the lip). Also we can pretty much gather that this engine has recently spun a bearing and has been pulled down, had the pistons and bearings replaced, attempted to be honed (can see slight honing marks in bores) and 50thou pistons put back in with new bearings that may likely have been the wrong size.

Well there you have it folks. One completely stuffed engine which i can almost just throw away.

If anyone is interested in coming and having a look or watever feel free, as its all in bits up the back, just give me a hoy :P

I've got no idea whats happened to it in it's past life. Ben decided not to tell me this information, so he's soon to get an ass roasting over the phone :@.

Going from how deep the gouges are in all the bores now, i'd be pretty certain for it to be re-used it'd have to re-sleaved. You can even see where they have tried to hone it as there are honing marks (cross hatching) on the bores! Also the bearings are pretty much brand new.

It also looks like the crank has been linished before too, so we dont know if it can be linished again.

BTW i got the car off DRAGTS on here, feel free to give him hell :)

so did u have an idea that the motor has been pulled apart before for a dodgy rebuild?? and say hypothetically, u were to use the stock bottom end again, can it be rehoned now its been 50thou over bored??
My Cef had zero mufflers.

So did mine... Its just Im doing a lot of highway kms, and the noise is just too much. I compensate it with the stereo, so then thats too loud and it does a lot of ear drum damage.

That and its just too noisy, Im over it.

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