Building up a vitara setup just honed the cylinders and noticed some scratches on the cylinder walls?/ U guys think there alright?? Ive rebuild engines before with marks like these but this engine i actaully care about lol!! So what yall think??
SHould i try to hone them out?? I think there just surface scratches but thought i would get a second opinion.

 

Doesn't look good...If you drag your finger nail across them does it catch?

I would hone.

 

you honed the cylinders but there are no cross hatches?

 

.5 over should clear all that up. Im guessing over 100k on that block

 

id run it... but then again i would run some homo *** vitaras or a d-series...

 

the cylinders are fucked and thats a pretty crappy hone job

 

thanks for the info.. ahh have u guys ever honed cylinders without using a ball hone?? A ball hone is the only one that leaves cross hatch patterns...I used a regular hone that has 3 legs... it wont leave a cross hatch patern..The hone job isnt done either.. I stopped as soon as i noticed these marks...

This is what it looks like..


Ill probbaly just get it bored over a tad.. Yea chris alot over 100k actually lol 172k to be exact lol!!

 

Ya most blocks I have seen once that have around 100k+ usually have scaring in the top of the bore.

 

not quite.
have you seen a professional honing machine? they usually have 3 stones as well.
you have to move the honing tool up and down to make the cross hatches. too fast = tall cross hatches. too slow = flat cross hatches.
same with hand or machine honing tool.

You'll get it.
at least your trying to build this block the right way.
good luck!