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Hose right behind the can. IT will drain everything.
13’ 800 proclimb killing randomly, low idle, and bogging our when touching throttle after start up.
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Thanks! Bought a new cat cylinder. Bought spi top end kit that comes with all gaskets rings and pistons.
does anybody know where I can get my cylinders honed? No machine shops around me seem to do nicacil... If I can do it myself, what should I use to do it?
does anybody know where I can get my cylinders honed? No machine shops around me seem to do nicacil... If I can do it myself, what should I use to do it?
I believe I read in the service manual that Cat sells a ball hone for the cylinders. Not sure how specialized it is vs any ball hone, probably just the correct size?
You're just looking to hone the other cylinder and not the one you are replacing? If there's no gouges and just a bit of aluminum stuck to the surface get some muratic acid from a hardware store and wipe the aluminum you want to remove with a rag with the acid. It will eat the aluminum and leave the plating. Just don't get it on any of the other bare aluminum surfaces.
afterlooking closer, the old cylinder is fine. I can still see the cross hatching. I hit it gently with a scotch brite pad. I’m not sure how the new cylinders show up. I’m hoping I can just drop the piston in and call it good. Waiting For the mail per usual.
Gotcha. New cylinders should be ready to go when you get them. Just wash the bore with soap and water to make sure there aren't any residual contaminates from the boring and honing process. The more I read about modern nicasil coated cylinders the more I subscribe to the theory they don't need honed when replacing pistons as long as there's no damage.
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