Looking for a thread that had a youtube video of different honing tools & which one worked better, like a ball hone versus a 3 finger hone.
If your doing your Lawn mower use a finger or a ball style. There is a reason for a fixed adjustable power hone. Take it o a shop and have it done correctly and the rings will break in properly. You will achieve a better ring seal and they will last much longer. Remember if there is a taper in the bore the rings go in and out of the groves on the pistons as they go up and down in the tapered bore. More wear and more heat.
A power hone has a fixed adjustable hone. It doesn't cut past its tension that is dialed in .
Also never hone a block without a torque plate. If you ever have one done without a torque plate. And then tear it down for a refresh you will see every head bolt hole marks in the bore. Not only do the threads bulge the bore the block flexes when the heads are torqued which ovals the bores at times.
The first thing you ask when dropping your block off at a machine shop to get bored or honed is if the have torque plates for your block. And they should have 2 for any V8's or V6's because both need to be installed. If they don't have torque plates they can make them or move on to a better equipped shop.
My son makes his own if they are not available. He has them for future builds they are tools you'll have forever . He has a shelf full like many engine machine shops do or should.
If your doing your Lawn mower use a finger or a ball style. There is a reason for a fixed adjustable power hone. Take it o a shop and have it done correctly and the rings will break in properly. You will achieve a better ring seal and they will last much longer. Remember if there is a taper in the bore the rings go in and out of the groves on the pistons as they go up and down in the tapered bore. More wear and more heat.
A power hone has a fixed adjustable hone. It doesn't cut past its tension that is dialed in .
Also never hone a block without a torque plate. If you ever have one done without a torque plate. And then tear it down for a refresh you will see every head bolt hole marks in the bore. Not only do the threads bulge the bore the block flexes when the heads are torqued which ovals the bores at times.
The first thing you ask when dropping your block off at a machine shop to get bored or honed is if the have torque plates for your block. And they should have 2 for any V8's or V6's because both need to be installed. If they don't have torque plates they can make them or move on to a better equipped shop.
My son makes his own if they are not available. He has them for future builds they are tools you'll have forever . He has a shelf full like many engine machine shops do or should.
