• innerwar@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    From my armchair it looks like he needed to lengthen the barrel to not allow it to go out of alignment at the top.

    • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Indeed, but no downside to a slippery bearing surface.

      Unfortunately a problem in all our combustion engines, the piston skirt starts wearing the cylinder walls after enough cycles. Change your oil more often than recommended.