i have a 80s 230 and a friend of mine who ussaully knows his **** very well when it comes to motors and he said to me that i shuldnt really bore it or hone it just put it in a acid bath to clean it up but i have some pretty deep scores in the jug and im very limited on money so resleving isnt a option what is your oppinion on boring, honing, and acid baths

 

any time your engine is apart hone it. and if you have deep scratches then definately get it bored or you wont have compression and youll just be wasting money with new rings.

 

Agreed. If you have scratches it needs to be bored over and/or resleeved depending on spec.

 

i have a scratch thats about the thickness of a sheet of paper i dont ride it for performance and i will be selling it im only putting a new piston n rings to get rid of the smoke and i might as well do a piston if im doing rings will honing be enough to get rid of the scratch and if it doesnt take the scratch out all the way i know it will lower the compression but it had 150 comp b4 i took it apart will it still smoke

 

.....honing it wont lower the compression but i ment to say it will not have the highest compression possible but i worded it incorectly

 

Might still smoke if it has a bad valve or the scratch is deep enough. Best to fix it right selling it or not. Actually, I think it is even more important to fix it right if you are selling.

 

im not trying to sell a piece of **** im just trying to get rid of the smoke my 250 is for the rough riding the 230 is just for a cruise around and can you tell if the valves are bad just by looking if so wat r the sign cuz my valves moove in and out when i put clamps on them and the seats are clean and smooth as well as the valves them self and if i hone it until the scratch is gone do i need to get over sized rings ad file them down