REFLECTOR: Piston

[Mike Dawson]

You can't just add a stick on weight if that is what you mean but a good machinist should be able to weld up something. It is however, critical that the engine is balanced.


Michael E Dawson
ATCI CFII


On Jul 11, 2011, at 6:33 PM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:

> I'm replacing a piston.  The new one is 35 grams lighter than the old
> one.  I need to have the weight the same as the opposing piston.  I
> could machine the opposing one or replace it with a lighter one, but I'd
> prefer if I didn't have to.  Can I add weight inside the wrist pin of
> the lighter one?
> 
> John
> 
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