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Markus
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- Joined: Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:52 am
- First Name: Markus
- Last Name: Huether
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Roadster
- Location: Germany
- Board Member Since: 2016
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by Markus » Thu May 23, 2019 6:37 am
Hello,
i have aluminium pistons which didn't have oil holes drilled for the wrist pin in my 26 Roadster.
Can someone please post a picture with the aluminium piston with the oil holes drilled?
I am interested in the location of the hole, the number of holes and the diameter.
My intention is to drill the holes for the oil.
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Thanks
Markus
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Kerry
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- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 2:42 pm
- First Name: Frank
- Last Name: van Ekeren
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1916 touring, 1916 pick-up, 1924 coupe, 1926 touring, 1927 touring
- Location: Rosedale Vic Australia
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by Kerry » Thu May 23, 2019 7:22 am
Drill size is 1/8" and go through the bottom and top.
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Adam
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- First Name: Adam
- Last Name: Doleshal
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: ‘13 Touring, ‘24 Touring, ‘25 TT dump truck, ‘26 Tudor, ‘20 Theiman harvester T powerplant, ‘20 T Staude tractor
- Location: Wisconsin
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by Adam » Thu May 23, 2019 8:44 am
It’s actually more important to have the pistons honed to fit the pin. Most T piston pins are way too tight and/or the bores are out of alignment. Correcting that is more important than drilling extra oil holes. If you do drill holes, you will need to somehow de-burr the insides of the holes.
