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Piston-Selection

NOTE: The cylinder bore must be within the specifications for taper and out-of-round before fitting a piston.





1. Select a piston size based on the cylinder bore.





2. Choose the piston with the proper paint color.
- red-in the lower third of the size range
- blue-in the middle third of the size range
- yellow-in the upper third of the size range

Note: For precision fit, new pistons are divided into three categories within each size range based on their relative position within the range. A paint spot on the new pistons indicates the position within the size range.