| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | |
9 members (greenie-reddy, UnclePaddy, 1955 1 Series, porsche, Oswald, Otto Skorzeny, Bill Hanlon, Maybellene, TUTS 59),
104
guests, and
4
robots. | | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | | Forums66 Topics128,279 Posts1,058,458 Members48,490 | | Most Online14,466 Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Nov 2025 Posts: 53 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2025 Posts: 53 | I found a set of NOS .020 oversize pistons for my GMC 270 project. (ELCO brand made in Austria) They came with rings & piston pins but unfortunately the piston pins are a little tight in the pistons. Measuring with a bore gauge they're either zero clearance or .0001" interference fit. The manual calls for them to be hand selected for a "hand press fit" which I would estimate to be .0001 clearance.
I could take them to a shop and have them honed, but is there a good way of honing them at home? I hate to use a flex hone.
I do have an old AMMCO small bore rigid hone that has 3 holders that hold replaceable emery paper inserts. The directions for the tool tell how to hone pistons and rod ends so that's what it was intended for. Anyone ever use one of these hones? If I try it I'm guessing it would be a good idea to practice on a used piston first. | | |
| |
| |