Recent content by Bluntest

I think ill try the file and take my time. I'd rather have more control like you say. Thanks for the replies everyone

Thanks for the reply! Given the fact that the cylinder sleeves have no damage leads me to believe I somehow damaged it. But I have barely touched it. I'm not exactly sure how or when this happened tbh.

Hello everyone, I'm in the process of rebuilding the engine and I found that one of my pistons has a little scratch/edge on it. I can clearly feel it with my fingers and it pokes out a bit. I'm wondering if I need a new piston entirely. Weird thing is the cylinder/sleeve isn't damaged at all...

Does it matter the material of the wire wheel at all? If not this should be pretty easy.

A wire wheel isn't too abrasive for valves? I hear brass is good to use on valves ( as BB74 said above ) but I can't seem to find anything that is brass and not just brass coated steel ( for the bench grinder ). Any suggestions? Edit: something like this is what I can find...

Hello everyone, I'm in the process of rebuilding my first engine and was wondering how you guys remove the carbon build up on/around the valves ( if its even necessary to remove all of it ). I don't want to be too rough as I know these parts are delicate for clearances, especially around the...