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Message: [QUOTE="Bunya, post: 1216568, member: 77196"] The hone / no-hone of a plated cylinder is a long standing debate. The Wiesco instructions absoulutely state not to use a ball hone. If the cylinder is in good condition, many just use a Scotch-Brite pad, trying to follow the angles of the original honing to clean it up. Others will insist on using a ball hone. If you do a search of this site you'll find plenty of threads on the subject. Read thru as much as you can stand then decide which procedure you think is best. Personally I feel that since there is no definitive data pointing to one method being better than the other, either will result in approximately the same engine life. With that in mind, I'd go with the cheap Scotch-Brite. Whatever route you take, make sure you thoroughly clean the cylinder afterwards to remove all traces of abrasive compounds. [/QUOTE]