You're supposed to season pistons and rods like you would a cast iron fry pan. I like to use a combination of canola and beef tallow, but a 5W20 works in a pinch.
Remember kids, a happy piston is a varnished piston. Keep those oil rings in place, make sure they're good and solid!
As a non-mechanic that watches various channels working on vehicle sin various states of use and repair... It seems that half of vehicle work seems to require hammers, and the other half a hammer should never be near. And knowing the difference is a mystical art form.
Growing up I thought it was all giving as many uggas as you can dugga. I broke a lot of stuff learning a lot of it is only being as mean as you have to be. Except for suspension work. Suspension work requires pure hatred and a hammer.
If you say something sarcastic you have to annotate it, such as with a /s, because no matter how stupid you think a take is there are people who unironically hold that opinion. It's called "Poe's Law".
I know you’re getting downvoted for being whooshed but I wanted to say I appreciate the explanation on why this is horrible. This is way out of my areas of expertise lol.
Make sure to sand them first with a rough grit or the paint won’t stick. You can also add sugar to your gas tank to make your sick piston paint job super sweet.
Use a pickaxe to add speed holes to your hood, and stick a flaming rag out of your gas cap and you’ve got the recipe for a sweet hot rod.
only the top is in the burning chamber. The paint will cause friction when the piston should roll veeeery smoothly over the crank and when moving upside down in the cylinder.
There are plenty of engine failures in these areas even without paint.
For guaranteed extra performance, get an apprentice machinist to mill Z3 vents on the tops of the pistons. Less aero drag means pistons reciprocate faster, faster pistons means more powah.
45 Comments
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 122 pts · 194d
Don't do this.
You're supposed to season pistons and rods like you would a cast iron fry pan. I like to use a combination of canola and beef tallow, but a 5W20 works in a pinch.
Remember kids, a happy piston is a varnished piston. Keep those oil rings in place, make sure they're good and solid!
rbos@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 194d
Can't tell if serious or not...
MintyFresh@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 194d
Don't listen to him. Wd40 and kitty litter is what engines love.
ForgottenUsername@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 194d
Along with bleach in the engine oil to keep it clean
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 193d
Fool, bleach belongs in the coolant.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 193d
Go watch a few engine tear downs by I Do Cars, that will answer all questions, remove all doubts.
muxika@lemmy.world · 106 pts · 194d
All I saw was Sauron
sik0fewl@piefed.ca · 16 pts · 194d
I thought this was the joke, but there’s another thread about BBQ sauce, so I’m not sure.
realitista@lemmus.org · 9 pts · 194d
They had the knots in the wood displayed as eyes in both so I think this was intentional.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 65 pts · 194d
As a mechanic, make sure to use BBQ paint for heat resistance.
VitoRobles@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 193d
Nice try. You're just trying to upsell, like those assholes who sold me the expensive blinker fluid when I found it much cheaper elsewhere.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -1 pts · 194d
As an engineer, do not paint the pistons at all. If the paint stays on it adds resistance and if it doesn't then it gums up the engine.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 100 pts · 194d
Woosh.
You wouldn’t even be able to get the pistons in the cylinder with a layer of paint on them.
Montagge@lemmy.zip · 27 pts · 194d
Not with that attitude! If it doesn't fit get a bigger hammer!
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 11 pts · 194d
As a non-mechanic that watches various channels working on vehicle sin various states of use and repair... It seems that half of vehicle work seems to require hammers, and the other half a hammer should never be near. And knowing the difference is a mystical art form.
Montagge@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 194d
Growing up I thought it was all giving as many uggas as you can dugga. I broke a lot of stuff learning a lot of it is only being as mean as you have to be. Except for suspension work. Suspension work requires pure hatred and a hammer.
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 4 pts · 194d
Large vehicle suspension components scare the living hell out of me. Seen too many videos online.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 194d
Ha!
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -25 pts · 194d
If you say something sarcastic you have to annotate it, such as with a /s, because no matter how stupid you think a take is there are people who unironically hold that opinion. It's called "Poe's Law".
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 34 pts · 194d
This is /shitposting, not /howtobuildanengine
AshMan85@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 194d
Engineers, am I right? Lol
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 194d
Well, I am also an engineer (I recovered) but ya, most engineers.
AshMan85@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 194d
😆
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 194d
Bro was just handling an edge case
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 194d
What about /howtobuildathomasthetankengine are we there
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 194d
Yeah, everyone. Listen up - we need to mark every joke so that everyone can laugh. Remember: the best jokes are the ones we have to explain.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 194d
laugh track
KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol · 5 pts · 194d
Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the joke if you had to explain it?
Passerby6497@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 194d
Skill issue
criss_cross@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 194d
I know you’re getting downvoted for being whooshed but I wanted to say I appreciate the explanation on why this is horrible. This is way out of my areas of expertise lol.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 194d
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 55 pts · 194d
Why paint if you could wrap them instead, preserving the original paintwork
wuffah@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 194d
Make sure to sand them first with a rough grit or the paint won’t stick. You can also add sugar to your gas tank to make your sick piston paint job super sweet.
Use a pickaxe to add speed holes to your hood, and stick a flaming rag out of your gas cap and you’ve got the recipe for a sweet hot rod.
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 25 pts · 194d
klay1@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 194d
only the top is in the burning chamber. The paint will cause friction when the piston should roll veeeery smoothly over the crank and when moving upside down in the cylinder. There are plenty of engine failures in these areas even without paint.
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 193d
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 16 pts · 194d
The real problem would be getting them into the block.
marcos@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 193d
It would either be impossible to assemble or lose 90% of its efficiency in a few cycles after the paint goes away.
zakobjoa@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 194d
Well painting them black makes your car seem kinda sad. If you'd painted them red, that'd given you at least an extra 10-15 HP per piston.
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 194d
You paint the outside, like big diesel manufacturers do. Red for speed, yellow for torque, blue for efficiency.
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org · 5 pts · 194d
No, paint 'em blue, they'll be luckier.
And009@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 194d
The piston might feel blue and lose speed there. Better keep it old and gold.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 194d
Found the Ork boy
fubarx@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 194d
Be fine, as long as they don't skimp on the waterproofing.
mercano@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 194d
You’ll need a lucite engine block to show off your shiny new pistons.
X@piefed.world · 7 pts · 194d
For guaranteed extra performance, get an apprentice machinist to mill Z3 vents on the tops of the pistons. Less aero drag means pistons reciprocate faster, faster pistons means more powah.
PacMan@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 194d
I just pour some steel Shot Peen into a oil filler after an an engine rebuild
Omgboom@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 193d
Instant engine knock