I bought one of THESE from Summit:
Found a couple of things to improve: cut a groove down the threaded part of the bolt to release pressure and chucked it in a drill & rounded the tip to avoid damaging the piston.http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cca-4792?seid=srese1&gclid=CPiTseL4gLoCFcuY4Aod7CkAnQ
Works GREAT! I noticed this one (also from Summit):
already has the tip of the stop bolt rounded. I could feel the difference after grooving my bolt by blowing through it. Don't honestly know if compression would/could be a problem because the piston is coming up pretty slowly turning the crank by hand.http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pro-67581
Just seemed like a good idea - and the Dremel was handy! :-D BC On 10/5/2013 8:04 AM, Gary H. wrote:
There is also a tool: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pro-67581 You can also use an old spark plug to make one, as noted by Darwin. I'm to Leave a small area of the plug tool you make open so that air from the compression / exhaust stroke can escape. There is a detailed discussion here: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?43961-Making-a-Piston-Stop-from-an-Old-Plug Thanks, Gary H.-------Original Message-------Neal...you can make a piston stop from an old spark plug. Screw this into #1 cylinder, turn the crank clockwise 'til #1 piston hits the stop, go back around the other way until #1 hits the stop, and 1/2 way between those 2 marks is TDC. Hopefully your balancer's TDC mark is the correct one.Cheers.... Darwin/BC/Canada
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