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Old 01-04-2017, 08:59 PM
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Default Help- cylinder wall marks- is it a problem?

Ok here is the deal, I just tore down the motor to add some ported and polished heads. My 107 kit has about 2500 miles so far. When I removed the old heads I noticed some marks on the cylinder walls. The front cylinder seems to have more marks then the rear. Is this something to worry about? The marks can't be felt with a fingernail.
 
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Pretty normal. If you can't feel it by fingernail, it doesn't smoke, then run it.
 
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I think ide be pulling them,torque plateing & checking for out of round & taper,ide also check ring condition.marks like that are defanatley NOT normal
 
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Normal and not normal, gotta love getting advice on the Internet. Was it running ok?
 
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Normal and not normal, gotta love getting advice on the Internet. Was it running ok?
Yup bike was running great. Just had some money to burn so I ordered a set of heads.
 
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just cause its running OK,dosnt mean it shouldn't get looked at.if you drain your oil and its full of metal,but its running OK,your good to go I guess
 
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YES.......there is a problem......NOT supposed to look like that.....as to what is wrong...I don't know....not gonna guess.......have it checked!
 
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You already have it apart, what would the reason be to NOT have it checked? You yourself know there could be an issue thats why you posted a question. A professional , prodrag1320, has given you an opinion that should be valued. Seems silly not to have it checked at this point.
 
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The middle pic is disconcerting. 1 and 3 show some ghosting at the cylinder studs and oil drain passage but that is common.. More so on virgin cylinders than ones that have seen a bunch of heat cycles before boring. It's probably more prevalent on the 3.938 bores too. I'd be a little concerned about the cylinder finish.. looks like it was done with too fine a stone.. As the crosshatch is weak. I agree with Kirby, pull them. have them checked..
 
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Originally Posted by prodrag1320
just cause its running OK,dosnt mean it shouldn't get looked at.if you drain your oil and its full of metal,but its running OK,your good to go I guess
My guess would be no..

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