Engine hone recommendations
#1
Engine hone recommendations
Any suggestions on which type of engine hone I should use ? Ball style or the three finger type ? What grit ? I知 going to use it on a stock 350 olds that has just a little flash rust on a couple cylinders and needs a deglazing on the rest . If I used the ball hone would the 4.25 inch be sufficient ? This is my first try at this any pointers would be helpful . Thanks
#5
You can get many different grit hones that fit your 350. Here are some hones Summit has for 4.000 in. to 4.250 in. bore diameter.
https://www.summitracing.com/search/...er-in/4-000-in
https://www.summitracing.com/search/...er-in/4-000-in
#7
#8
Mitigate all residual traces of the grit from the hone when you're done or it will scuff the rings in very short order.
Dawn/water solution with a plastic scotch brite sponge (the blue non scratching type) Wash rinse and repeat. Quickly dry & hose it with WD40. Can scrub it down with diesel first then dawn then WD.
If we're offering advice I always toss in the Engineer-in-me been-there-done-that mistake questions so I may sleep...have you measured the bores for concentricity, tapper and do you have a ring ridges?
Dawn/water solution with a plastic scotch brite sponge (the blue non scratching type) Wash rinse and repeat. Quickly dry & hose it with WD40. Can scrub it down with diesel first then dawn then WD.
If we're offering advice I always toss in the Engineer-in-me been-there-done-that mistake questions so I may sleep...have you measured the bores for concentricity, tapper and do you have a ring ridges?
Last edited by droldsmorland; April 3rd, 2023 at 03:08 PM. Reason: nether spell check nor I can spell
#9
I’ve not yet measured the bores I will though with my highly accurate China freight measuring tools .there is a slight ridge at the top of the bores but still hard to tell if it’s carbon build up or wear . The pistons slid out with little to no effort . I really just want to see if I can get this thing running I have no plans for it after that.
#10
Flex Hone, 4 1/8 or 4 1/4, depending on what model/series flex hone you choose(GB or GBD). 240 grit for your oem style cast ring. They actually recommend 180-320 for a rering. With most i see recommending the 240 grit. I have done this with very good results.
#11
I picked up the 4 1/8 240 grit flex hone and ill say it did a nice job on the cylinders, there was virtually no lip at the top of the bores.I have one cylinder that has a bit of roughness to it, i think the threeway stone hone would be better suited for that at least initially.
#13
we値l tried to measure with some cheap stuff I got at harbor freight but my measurements were all over the place . It was one of those spring loaded t shaped affairs . You could put it in the same place 10 times and get a different measurement each time . I guess I have to spring for a nice dial bore guage if I知 gonna continue monkeying with this stuff .
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