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Piston, Engine







Piston and cylinder dimensions





Checking piston ring gap





Checking ring to groove clearance





Cylinder bores, checking





Piston in cylinders 1 and 2:
Larger intake valve chamber toward flywheel (arrows)
Piston in cylinders 3 and 4:
Larger intake valve chamber toward belt pulley side (arrows).

Note: New piston/cylinder allocations are shown by a colored marking on the piston crown.

^ Piston for cylinder 1 and 2: marked 1/2
^ Piston for cylinder 3 and 4: marked 3/4





Installed position of bearing shells
Center bearing shells when inserting into connecting rod and connecting rod bearing cap.
Dimension -a- must be equal on both left and right sides
Max. deviation: 0.2 mm