Refinishing Cylinder Walls

CAUTION:
CLEANING
After the final honing and prior to checking the piston fit, thoroughly clean the cylinder bore with a detergent and water solution. Then lightly coat the cylinder bore with engine oil XO-10W30-QSP or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESE-M2C153-E.

HONING FLUID
When honing the cylinder bores, use a lubricant mixture of equal parts of kerosene and engine oil XO-lOW30-QSP or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESE-M2C153-E.

Hone Usage Hazard
Do not allow the hone to come out of the cylinder bore while it is turning. The stones could be released and cause personal injury.

NOTE:
Block Pre-Stress
Before any cylinder bore is honed, all main bearing caps must be installed so that the crankshaft bearing bores will not become distorted.

Out-of-Round
To correct out-of-round, bore the cylinder block.

Taper
To correct taper or bore the cylinder block.

New Rings/Minor Surface Defects
Honing should be done when fitting new piston rings or removing minor surface imperfections.

PROCEDURES
Hone with Engine Cylinder Hone Set T73L-6011-A, at a speed of 300-500 RPM and a hone grit of 180-220 to provide the desired cylinder bore surface finish of 18-38 AA. Follow the instructions of the manufacturer.