i am working on my fist engine which is a half scale new holland hit-n-miss. and i just got done boring the Cly.and tried to hone it. but i am having trouble honing to the bottom of the bore, which is blind. and the little i have honed was done with an Amoco Cly. hone. but i can't get to the bottom of the bore and i also am getting .002" taper from the open end to the bottom that i can measure. so at this point so far i have a good size at the open end but i can't get the piston all the way down the Cly. so could i get advise of how to continue?
the bore is 1.8755" at the open end and as far down as i can measure it is 1.8735. with my piston being 1.8745" and the rings are store bought for a 1.875" bore. and as of now when i stick the rings in i get .007" end clearance at the opening of the gap. so whats your thought on the end gap of the rings, like to much or about alright. and by the way there is 2 rings to fit on the piston. and the other thing is how much undersize should the piston be than the bore?
thanks in advance for your input!
the bore is 1.8755" at the open end and as far down as i can measure it is 1.8735. with my piston being 1.8745" and the rings are store bought for a 1.875" bore. and as of now when i stick the rings in i get .007" end clearance at the opening of the gap. so whats your thought on the end gap of the rings, like to much or about alright. and by the way there is 2 rings to fit on the piston. and the other thing is how much undersize should the piston be than the bore?
thanks in advance for your input!