RE: Cast pistons VS. Cast Pistons LOL!!

["David De Labio" <gremlin1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

  (I'll be sending back the piston that has the small pinhole in the top
even though my builder said he has seen it before and that these flaws
are common to cast pistons, I don't like the fact that the other 7 are
perfect and that one has that extremely small pinhole, and you are right
I have no idea if there isnt a big bubble under that pit, luckily my
machine shop has a brand new catalog and can get the same pistons brand
new, badger has started making them again, hopefully the vendor will
swap it for me though and save me 40.some dollars for a single if I have
to buy one, and hopefully they won't want the whole set back to exchange
for another set that could have the same deal 7 perfect pistons and one
with a minor flaw(roll eyes).)

How do you know that the other seven do not have the bubble and it was
just not machined enough to find it?

  (Unfortunately you are right about some shops that would let an engine
go out the door that could have a problem, but I am going to take the
"When in doubt, toss it out!" approach, that pinhole piston is going
back.)

I would be leery about your builder since he said you could use such a
part, he must be one of the guys you mentioned. Since he would "let it
go out the door that could have a problem"

I guess I would find another brand of pistons and another builder.

I guess I am lucky and was able to build my own except for some machine
work on the block.

Just my observations, take them or leave them, its all up to you. 


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