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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    Thanks for the additional details on what it does. Ive got a lot of work to do, but will do this after i go through the carbs
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    That is interesting! i never knew what those little hoses were for. I figured it was part of some deep black art I wasn't meant to know...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    Good news! sound someone who can do it. I'm assuming he is gonna try for .03 on 3 and 6, but will wait to talk to him when he has block...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    Thanks. I’m trying to set up a path to not just fix it(assuming I can get someone to rebore) but also to be aware of possible issues. I...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    Waiting to hear from the machinest. Ive been going through pieces of the engine I have here. The reedvalves facing cylinder 3 were a...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    It seems so. The trick is finding someone who knows how to do it and will take it on. I followed every lead I could find and they were...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    I got to machine shop and the guy couldn’t bore a blind cylinder. He felt bad(I drove 2 hours to get there) and is gonna reach out to...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    I made a valiant effort to measure the bores but I just don’t have the right equipment. I’m taking it to a shop to measure and recommend...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    I think both 3 and 6 are bad. I spent 2 hours calling machine shops today and finally found one that can look at it..
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    OK. Got crankase out. I'm hopeful. Cylinder 3 actually looks pretty good. Cylinder 6 has about a 1" scratch that barely catches my nail...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    progress. I was getting a little confused, as you were saying i didn't need to pull flywheel, but i could not get a wrench around the...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    Please forgive my ignorance-- This is the first time to split a motor. The top end cap in underneath flywheel(and i assumed stator). I...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    I was under assumption that flywheel needed to come off to get top endcap off. I can't see a way to get to it with it on. I'm gathering...
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    ianmoore replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.
    I was just being cautious with end caps. I have never take them off before. rebuilt carbs, fuel pump, and did a link and sync when I...
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    ianmoore posted the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue in Mercury & Mariner Outboards.
    Hey everyone. Posted an initial query, but now diving in deeper and wanted to post a more comprehensive thread. mid 80's 6c TOP 115...
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