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Running 17mm wrist pins on GS

dardoonk

dardoonk

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This thread is sort of related to my Yosh piston thread, but topic is different, so it seems best to keep things organized and start another.
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=134498

After measuring, these pistons have a 17mm wrist pin. I suppose I have three options before they are just cool paperweights:
1] have them bored to 18mm, but then I may have problems with the circle clips staying in place
2] use another rod; which might be too expensive, unless an older kawi rod could be run on our crank, which may require a spacer or some milling to the block in order put the piston back in the proper position.
3] Some other way I do not know about.

Has anyone dealt with this?
 
some older machine shops might have a small power hone.

hone it out and re-groove the piston pin keeper. all very possible
 
If they are a 17 mm wrist pin, you have KAWASAKI pistons! Sell them & buy some for a SUZUKI! Ray.
 
Big Jay said:
1105 Kawasaki pistons
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Is that what I bought?? Can they work, or is it too much work?
73mm04.jpg
 
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