never have used cylinders with gouges. how much did it cost to have them 
honed? did you check on some oversize rings before honing the cylinders? 
there should be scratches in a cross hatch pattern.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Dinan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:17 AM
Subject: [vintagvw] scratches in cylinder walls


> I'm re-using the pistons and cylinders for my current 1600 rebuild. I
> had the cylinder walls honed at a shop but I see faint scratches
> running top to bottom on the walls. Not many, but one or two are deep
> enough to catch a fingernail. Has anyone reused cylinders like this?
> jack
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