If one of those liners is good, swapping liners is easy to do. Read here.
Wow Jim that is an amazing post. Thanks, that is definitely an option. I'll see what the other cylinders look like.
If one of those liners is good, swapping liners is easy to do. Read here.
... I need to figure out a way to get it pushed over by a few mm? Would I put in a spacer?
That's great news! Thanks!As long as the upper part looks good, hone 'em and see if they're in spec. If they are, use 'em.
I've got a guy a few miles away who does aqua blasting - that would soon clean up the corrosion on the cylinder block and head without any risk of damage. Other than that, you could soak with paraffin or Gunk and clean a lot of it off with a hose and a dish brush.
Be careful glass beading. I've found that perhaps due to awkwardness of holding a part inside the cabinet with bulky rubber gloves, looking through a dusty window, and working the gun, it is tempting to over shoot.actually going to try to clean it with Glass Bead Blasting today
Blast it again to get the brightness back then wash with dish soap and HOT water. Do a final rinse... or 3 or 5 with boiling water. Yes boiling hot. Dry immediately and coat the steel with oil.That's the Lycoming recommended procedure from my airplane days...