Hole in cylinder wall

[Niceonetidy]

Ignore the hole. Use cast rings. Two stroke engines are high revving with the piston rings continually passing over large edges. Should not be a problem

 

[Philipintexas]

I don't know how thick the wall of the cylinder is, but can you drill/ream through the side and press (loctite) in a "plug" of the same material, then re-bore the cylinder and finish the outside surface?

 

[Sarah]

Hi Guys,

Unfortunately the hole in the cylinder is on the steam chest side, so if I fitted and filled the occlusion from the inside/outside I would be messing with the steam chest ports. The piston rings are actually wider than the hole so should not really loose much steam through it. At the moment I'm going to wait until I've rebuilt the steam engine and see how we'll it works.

Regards,

Sarah