Can this engine be repaired?

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by AlanD

Dumb question - What creates crosshatch, moving in and out as the hone spins?

Yes, moving the hone up and down at the correct rate to correspond with RPM of the hone will give a nice crosshatch pattern. Doing it freehand you have to be careful to not go so low that the hone stone hits the bearing saddle, or it will ruin the hone or chip the stone.