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What do used cylinders look like? was: Runners on 2.0 vs. 1.8, 16v

"David L. Winchell, II" wrote:
> 
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> Question to those who have done this before.  What should the tops of the
> pistons look like?  Are they supposed to be perfectly shiny like the pistons
> you see in catalogs? What exactly should I expect to see on the surface?
> Pictures would be helpful.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> David L. Winchell, II



They should not be too shiny, they should show the results of burning
hydrocarbons in the cylinders.

A slight brown residue should be OK.


TBerk