Not So Pro 3

[Woodpecker]

Oftentimes I can't help but look at some of this chit and ask myself "is this really the best the engineers could come up with?"...
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Just to pull the damn injectors and fuel rail out..

You don't get paid enough to deal with that $hit

 

[redline4]

You don't get paid enough to deal with that $hit

Funny thing is just last week the service managers kid replaced an engine for cracked pistons, yet I have to take them apart and replace the pistons..

 

[farminkarman]

Funny thing is just last week the service managers kid replaced an engine for cracked pistons, yet I have to take them apart and replace the pistons..
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Being an engineer myself, I can say that there are a lot of engineers that have never turned a wrench in their life. Often times things would only require a minor tweak in the design to make maintenance so much easier. Seeing some of the stuff you post makes me want nothing to do with a newer vehicle. Some of the better machines I have had the opportunity to work on were farm equipment manufactured by John Deere and Case IH.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Funny thing is just last week the service managers kid replaced an engine for cracked pistons, yet I have to take them apart and replace the pistons..
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Nepo Tism.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Morena e Hoa's.

The americanisation of my country took another step it seems....


That was 'Bindons' last week..

Keep safe ay.

 

[redline4]

Pistons were not cracked between the ring lands like I suspected.
Every compression ring was lined up though.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Pistons were not cracked between the ring lands like I suspected.
Every compression ring was lined up though.

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Heavy wear to piston because compression leaked straight down to oil control ring level and side loaded the piston Ed?

 

[farminkarman]

Pistons were not cracked between the ring lands like I suspected.
Every compression ring was lined up though.

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When the rings all line up like that, doesn't that indicate an out-of-round bore?

 

[41FanForLife]

Funny thing is just last week the service managers kid replaced an engine for cracked pistons, yet I have to take them apart and replace the pistons..
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Maybe you just need a helper named VaJohnJohn?? Hahahaha

 

[farminkarman]

Maybe you just need a helper named VaJohnJohn?? Hahahaha

 

[redline4]

Heavy wear to piston because compression leaked straight down to oil control ring level and side loaded the piston Ed?

Low tension rings, lack of maintenance, they all look like that.

When the rings all line up like that, doesn't that indicate an out-of-round bore?

I've heard that before, but have seen it on round cylinders too.
I wouldn't be surprised if they were installed new like that.

Maybe you just need a helper named VaJohnJohn?? Hahahaha

Yes.
Come on over!

 

[Saw Collector]

repaired for correctness

 

[SpaceBus]

Low tension rings, lack of maintenance, they all look like that.



I've heard that before, but have seen it on round cylinders too.
I wouldn't be surprised if they were installed new like that.



Yes.
Come on over!

My guess was poor production tolerances like the older 5.3 Vortec engines with cold piston slap. All the rings being installed the same way also suggests an assembler who may not have been sober. I can see how the piston load would be uneven with the rings all put on the same way and then wearing on one side.

 

[Saw Collector]

Pistons were not cracked between the ring lands like I suspected.
Every compression ring was lined up though.

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Red Armor will clean that right up.

 

[ayoungtexan]

Good evening fellas

 

[ayoungtexan]

What's up dudes?

Not much here. How’s you Dan?

 

[Slumberjack]

Evening y’all.

 

[p61 western]

Good evening mfers.

 

[farminkarman]

Evening y’all.

You still getting drenched, or have the rains subsided?

 

[Dream]

Morena e Hoa's.

The americanisation of my country took another step it seems....
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That was 'Bindons' last week..

Keep safe ay.

Never
Any
Parts
Available.
Actually not bad stuff over here. Our local store anyhow. Those guys have all been doing it for years, and know their stuff.