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Gilles · 01-26-2021, 07:14 AM

[QUOTE=husker boxster; Jake looks up from the sump because it gives you a view of the bottom half of the cylinder, which is where the wear will begin and work its way up the cylinder. [/QUOTE]

Yes, this is the most accurate way to determine cylinder scoring, but is not as easy as it sounds as you will have to 'snake the boroscope' from the sump into the bottom of the cylinders..

01-26-2021, 07:14 AM	#3
Gilles Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,955	[QUOTE=husker boxster; Jake looks up from the sump because it gives you a view of the bottom half of the cylinder, which is where the wear will begin and work its way up the cylinder. [/QUOTE] Yes, this is the most accurate way to determine cylinder scoring, but is not as easy as it sounds as you will have to 'snake the boroscope' from the sump into the bottom of the cylinders..