What do used cylinders look like? was: Runners on 2.0 vs. 1.8,16v

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

Used (and this depends upon the miles they were used FOR) pistons will have crowns with a thin black crust on them.
  If you see clean aluminum, you "gots trouble".

Larry

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: T Berk 
  To: David L. Winchell, II 
  Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:32 PM
  Subject: What do used cylinders look like? was: Runners on 2.0 vs. 1.8, 16v


  "David L. Winchell, II" wrote:
  > 
  <snip>
  > Question to those who have done this before.  What should the tops of the
  > pistons look like?  Are they supposed to be perfectly shiny like the pistons
  > you see in catalogs? What exactly should I expect to see on the surface?
  > Pictures would be helpful.
  > 
  > TIA,
  > 
  > David L. Winchell, II



  They should not be too shiny, they should show the results of burning
  hydrocarbons in the cylinders.

  A slight brown residue should be OK.


  TBerk

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