Chris,
I would say the piston is a bit more than "scuffed". It has at some time seized in the barrel. This can be due to too small clearance between piston and barrel, insufficient lubrication, overheating or a combination. Whatever, the result is that the piston material gets so hot, dry and semi-plastic that it tries to fuse with the barrel material. You can also see the ring lands material has been "wiped" onto the piston rings.
regards,
Bjørn
PS:I would not reuse the piston.
barrel lubrication
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Re: barrel lubrication
I'd agree with Bjørn: that piston has been seized and the area between the rings looks damaged beyond repair.
That looks much worse than just tight clearance (which tends to scuff the piston skirt).
Most engines don't need a specific oil feed to the barrel (splash is normally enough), but I'd definitely want to check that the oil ways are all clear before fitting a new piston...
That looks much worse than just tight clearance (which tends to scuff the piston skirt).
Most engines don't need a specific oil feed to the barrel (splash is normally enough), but I'd definitely want to check that the oil ways are all clear before fitting a new piston...
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Re: barrel lubrication
don't worry this piston has been redesignated as an ash tray for smokers and will not be going back on the bike. The oil ways do appear clear so I can move on from that and safely assume the engine did not starve for oil. Piston/bore clearance is the next check. This I will check when the new piston arrivesclanger9 wrote:I'd agree with Bjørn: that piston has been seized and the area between the rings looks damaged beyond repair.
That looks much worse than just tight clearance (which tends to scuff the piston skirt).
Most engines don't need a specific oil feed to the barrel (splash is normally enough), but I'd definitely want to check that the oil ways are all clear before fitting a new piston...