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Old 12-17-2019, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by X66 714 View Post
The sealing surface is the piston, not the bore...Joe

Joe when a bore that is pitted you'll never get a it to seal. That is why they resleeve the bore. Most of the time I can hone the bore to remove minor rust/pitting. I can't remember the last time I had to replace a piston.
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