----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: FW: new car suggestions
>
> ""Aaron Wyse"" <awyse@sw.rr.com> wrote in message
> >
> > If she already owns a Cavalier, most everything would be a step up..
> except
> > maybe a Kia or Hyundai (no offense Andy) . I agree on the Stratus for
1st
> > choice.. Neons are larger inside than they look. My Fiancee's Lumina
is
> > moderately roomy(about like a Stratus) but will also be doign good to
make
> > 100K miles.. It already had the motor rebuilt at 36K for excessive
piston
> > slap. Service writer said "On a car with this many miles, it's just
piston
> > slap"
>
> Chevrolet has had piston slap for a while now, it's because they pistons
> with very short skirts on them in their newer motors. I forget what the
> advantages of this are, but I do know that it serves a purpose, whether
is't
> something like heat transfer or ??? There was a TSB out on it a few years
> back, and because of newsgroups (like us) just about every vette out there
> "mysteriously" developed a piston slap problem.
> --
> - Josh
The said they had a newer style piston that was supposed to cure that
problem. But did say that is was caused by the design of the piston skirt.
He knew that much, but it was the fact that we brought it in at 32K with
piston slap; had it rebuilt just before 36K to get the new style pistons in
it.. and not @70K.. we can hear it again. We've got her car registered with
QS for 10yr 200K mile warranty.. can't wait to hear what they sound like by
then.
Aaron
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