23-09-2013, 09:22 PM
(23-09-2013, 09:10 PM)Grant Wrote:(23-09-2013, 09:00 PM)THE_Liam Wrote: You can see they're old gouges definitely. Can't understand the person who whipped off that head, saw those pistons and just stuck a new head on...
Marks like that aren't going to have a detrimental effect on the engine. The only thing it could have done, as Niall previously said, was knocked the big end bearings.
As long s the CR is the same you could have your face engraved in it if you wanted to lol
Wouldn't fancy those hot spots mind...
Yeah I know the dinged crowns won't make much difference, it's the underlying damage I'd be worried about. Can't imagine that sudden sharp shock was good for the rods either...