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John:
Didn't do a leakdown yet. I'm giving it a chance to heal itself first. Probably going to do that next weekend, as soon as I can borrow a leakdown tester again. The last year rebuild had the cylinders and pistons checked by a machine shop, they did the recon of the cylinders, which are Nikasil, and the original Mahle CIS pistons. This time around, I simply washed them out with Simple Green and a Scotch Brite. My ring gaps and side clearances were all within acceptable limits. However, I do think the cylinders are getting to the upper end of the bore limitations, although they were within specs. They were also still round, according to my dial bore gauge.

Time and money...

Thanks!
Pat