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I had a cylinder barrel break the same way when I was taking the stuck motor apart.
I decided to chance it, and have a master welder friend repair it, rather than a costly replacement. He did an excellent job using nickel rod. The machine shop was unhappy about boring it out though, the nickel was tough on the tools needed.
Over 5000 miles, a little redline shifting, and still going strong.
Nice project, best of luck to you.
Cheers,
Don
I decided to chance it, and have a master welder friend repair it, rather than a costly replacement. He did an excellent job using nickel rod. The machine shop was unhappy about boring it out though, the nickel was tough on the tools needed.
Over 5000 miles, a little redline shifting, and still going strong.
Nice project, best of luck to you.
Cheers,
Don