To hone or not?

[Steven]

I pulled the top end apart tonight after about 100 hours of MXing.

The piston and rings looked good. There was no blow-by and no signs of stress fractures.

The cylinder also looked good. There were just a few sand scratches in there and none were deep enough to catch a finger nail on.

The cylinder was quite smothe. The factory hone thaching was visible but I couldn't feel it. The cylinder was slick like glass.

How will the new rings seat on the smothe cylinder wall? I would normally hone an iron sleeve but I've never had a nakasil cylinder before.

Do I hone it to help seat the new piston and rings?

Thanks, Steve

[kendog57]

hone it with a nik ball hone. as far as being applied to feel it very unlike to maybe a little. but make sure u use a nikasil hone not cast. check the clearance on the cylinder and out of round just to be sure.

later
kendog
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