New 8 HP pistons

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Alastair Gregg
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New 8 HP pistons

Post by Alastair Gregg »

Ladies and Gents I have no connection with the vendor but some unused pistons for a 1937/38 8 Hp have appeared on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jowett-7G-8G-946c ... dZViewItem

The above link should take you there.
Compliments of the Season,

Alastair Gregg
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Post by Tony Fearn »

Hi Alastair,

I've had a look at these on eBay.

If my memory serves me correctly, Roy Braddock told me that standard 8hp pistons were equivalent to 60 thou oversize 7hp pistons.

Perhaps George or someone else as knowledgeable will corroborate this observation.

Regards,

Tony.
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Post by george garside »

Tony - yes , so may be of use to somebody, however the official JCL max overbore is 40 thou . I once had a 60 thou oversize pot blow asunder so to speak on the non watercooled part about an inch up from the flange . It carried on running & I was able to travel slowly abut 2 miles home firing on both pots & with the conrod visibly moving in the inch or so gap in the pot and with the gear leaver moving from side to side. Back on road in well under an hour with brand new pot & piston I happened to have! - So perhaps caution is called for if thinking of 60 thou oversize.

7 hp standard size 2.970
8hp 3.030
difference .062

george
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