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Why did your piston fail?

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Anonymous

 ∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A good reason might be because there wasn't enough lubrication between them when the motor was running, and the piston was rubbing against the side of the casing, and heated up to the melting point, and then melted, and has stopped working.

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