jmo,but i don't think scotchbrite pads are going to do you any good.the cylinders need to be deglazed with a hone either a 3 stone one or a ball hone will do the trick,try to acheve a 60 degree cross hatch for proper ring break in. I'am sure some will come on and tell you a regular hone won't do the job but thats b.s ,i use them all the time and they can scratch the nicacil just fine.journeyman said:That's what I was thinking. I bought some scotchbrite pads and will deglaze them before the new ones go in.
thanks for the responses....I think it's human nature to get multiple opinions.
Right your not really going to accomplish much because that nic plating is hard!!! your just trying to clean the dullness up deglaze it somewhat.journeyman said:I called one of my trusted Yammie mechanics about honing right away and he really didn't recommend honing. He said that the nicasil is pretty thin.......003" thick I believe and claimed he really didn't like doing it. He was the one that recommended using the course (brownish color) scotchbrite pad. I cleaned the cylinders up real good today in a parts washer, blew them out with compressed air and used the scotchbrite as mentioned. Another thing I got to thinking. I think I still had Amsoil Interceptor in this sled when I last had it re-ringed. (synthetic) I only swithed back to Yamalube last year. Maybe that lead to the poor ring break in. I am going to run it hard for about 20 minutes and do a nice cool down this time.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Bad info???Mac said:Ball hones are perfect for our two stroke Nikasil Cylinders to remove the glaze and provide a surface that our piston rings require to break in properly. Bad info get passed along far to often on this site because someone remembers they once heard a story of a guy who....... - well you know the rest of that story. Ball hones do not chip cylinders. In fact the three stone can fall into a port window and destroy your cylinder far easier than any ball hone ever will. It is true that the ball hone will only follow the hole that is already in place. It will not straighten or true a bore in any way. It will provide a nice looking hone.
The only true honing machines are very expensive and owned by a company such as Millenium, US Chrome, that will diamond hone your cylinder. This machine will ensure perfect straightness, cylindricity, and roundness. It corrects taper, bow, barrel shape, high spots and other geometric errors. I called both millennium and US Chrome two seasons ago and they charged roughly $16-18 per cylinder of course you pay shipping both ways.
Below is a link to a thread discussing ball hones. Eric Gorr famous engine builder is quoted saying "the one type of hone that
you should never use on a two-stroke cylinder is a spring-loaded finger hone. The sharp edges of the stone will snag the port edges"
http://www.pilotodyssey.com/CylinderHone.htm