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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="sixpack" data-source="post: 24047" data-attributes="member: 1311"><p>good day to all---per 1950 rapide i recently pulled off the top end to investigate a possible reason for excessive crank case pressure----to my surprise i found the standard bore liners to have been hard chromed with staggered pot marks on the walls of the liner from top top bottom-----when purchased the bike came with a recite from Conway Motors dated 1955 for complete Lightning package---my question to you ---can anyone ID the process that was performed on these cylinders if so was it good or bad-----im thinking this is a contributor to the problem---can,t see how the rings can effectively seal----can provide pics---please help</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sixpack, post: 24047, member: 1311"] good day to all---per 1950 rapide i recently pulled off the top end to investigate a possible reason for excessive crank case pressure----to my surprise i found the standard bore liners to have been hard chromed with staggered pot marks on the walls of the liner from top top bottom-----when purchased the bike came with a recite from Conway Motors dated 1955 for complete Lightning package---my question to you ---can anyone ID the process that was performed on these cylinders if so was it good or bad-----im thinking this is a contributor to the problem---can,t see how the rings can effectively seal----can provide pics---please help [/QUOTE]
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