RK

        I’ve not ever heard of Piston honing but have heard that honing the Cylinders

is always a good thing to do if You are installing new Rings as it helps to Seat the

Rings to the Cylinder Walls Better & Faster ~

        Also, as long as You are into it with that much effort You might want to look

@ MansiSpeed Rockers & Injectors for some extra HP & also, since You should have

a “D” code ECU, give some thought to adding a performance chip ~

> On 4 Jun , 2024, at 3:36 PM, Richard Koller <brvkoller@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I will be devoting many hours to my '90 syncro westy in the next few weeks.
> So I will be probing the List gurus' vast knowledge.
> First I will be rebuilding the top end.
> I have new heads, new pistons, new rods and bearings, new oil pump, new
> lifters.
> I last did this level of work 20 years ago so I'm proceeding deliberately.
> My first query is whether the new pistons should be initially honed ( I
> read that Boston Bob used to do this) is it necessary? And concerning the
> lifters I also read that immersing them in oil for some days will help fill
> them and make them usable without the complicated Bentley bleeding
> technique.
> These are the first of many requests for guidance.
> All comments and advice are welcome.
> Rick Koller