
Never Ran Into This Before
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 05:30 AM
Anyway, I have never ran into this kind of problem with an engine before. The only way I can see that oil ring coming out of the piston slot had to have been when they installed it at the factory. Dummy me for not taking pics! This is an aluminum cylinder and is wore/gouged where the ring got into it. New piston was $47, plus a bore might not clean it up.
- JDBrian said thank you
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 05:51 AM
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 06:32 AM
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 06:48 AM
Interesting.
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 06:49 AM
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 07:03 AM
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 07:11 AM
I think he last used it last fall. I have had it for a while this spring, just hadn't gotten to it till yesterday. Didn't realize it was that new of a mower.Weird that it ran that long with it like that.
Interesting.
George, that ring wedged between the cylinder and the piston was harder than either. Something was going to give which turned out to be both the piston and bore.
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 07:49 AM
Guess it just goes to show anything is possible.
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 09:13 AM
I have a good friend who had a curved shaft weed eater that the bottom bushing would heat up after a few minutes of use, it ended up finally burning up and seizing. It was only a few months old but she just flat refused to take it back said she didn't want to deal with it. I hope everything works out for your friend.
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 06:05 PM
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 07:09 PM
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Posted May 18, 2012 - 09:50 PM
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Posted May 26, 2012 - 06:43 AM
Edited by Toolpartzman, May 26, 2012 - 06:44 AM.
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Posted May 26, 2012 - 07:25 AM