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Triumph TR6 - Pistoin Composition

Little activity so here's a question for the knowledgeable few...are the stock pistions in the TR6 engine, steel or aluminum? Looked about and could not find the answer.
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Doug Baker

Aluminium alloy! (Aluminum to us Yanks)
Rod Nichols

Thanks Rod, for some reason, for an old tractor engine, I had the impression that they were cast steel. Appreciate you clearing that up.
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Doug Baker

Are they magnetic?
DON KELLY

Well that was a dumb question.


Will a magnet stick to them?
DON KELLY

Don't know Don. I'll try next time I'm at the shop!@
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Doug Baker

When you can use a stopwatch in place of a tachometer, the weight of the reciprocating mass is not an issue. Beside Cast iron is great for maintaining shape dimensionally.

However, with a high reving engine (relatively speaking) reciprocating weight is an issue and therefore would like to keep it down within the constraints, cost of course being a significant constraint.
Leonard G Middleton

This thread was discussed between 16/03/2009 and 19/03/2009

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