Re: 195 thermostat?
Michael -
Well stated. We built Viper V-10's right next to the Chassis Line from the bare block up, and the moly-ringed pistons, on the rods, came from Mahle ready to install; the iron-linered aluminum block was honed EXACTLY as specified by Mahle, and the rings were fully seated by the time the chassis exited the roll-test booth, about five minutes after first-start. ANY engine using modern moly-faced rings and honed exactly as specified by the piston ring manufacturer will do exactly the same thing. "The rings haven't seated yet" is an excuse resulting from using cheap rings and/or inadequate honing procedure - there's no reason for that in today's world.
RollTest.JPGBareBlock.JPGRodAndPiston.JPGRodBrgAssy.JPG
Michael -
Well stated. We built Viper V-10's right next to the Chassis Line from the bare block up, and the moly-ringed pistons, on the rods, came from Mahle ready to install; the iron-linered aluminum block was honed EXACTLY as specified by Mahle, and the rings were fully seated by the time the chassis exited the roll-test booth, about five minutes after first-start. ANY engine using modern moly-faced rings and honed exactly as specified by the piston ring manufacturer will do exactly the same thing. "The rings haven't seated yet" is an excuse resulting from using cheap rings and/or inadequate honing procedure - there's no reason for that in today's world.
RollTest.JPGBareBlock.JPGRodAndPiston.JPGRodBrgAssy.JPG
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