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Old 11-21-2021, 04:01 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I don't recall problems with pistons unless a broken retainer clip let's a valve drop onto the piston.

Traditional failure mode is unequal cooling on #1 that crisps a valve or blows out the cylinder top.

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