Update:

Person A: SEE! Only 30% of the poll respondants (after you take away the seed vote YOUR way), and none of the comments said go with them.

Person B: Yeah, but they're your Internet buddies, so of course they're going to support your position.

Person A: Not true. Nobody knew which position was mine. Besides, I know exactly ONE of the respondents personally, and most of them would rather bust my chops than come to my support.

Person B: Okay, let's tear them down and have a look.

So, we did. As it turns out, the quote below best describes the outcome (except his prediction on the speed at which two old guys and their beers can work):

Quote:

Pulling the pistons out & visually inspecting them takes ten minutes per side.. If they look good you lost ten minutes, you can probably reuse the seals... If theres a problem I'd rather find it on the bench than on the road...



Photo number one is BEFORE:

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Down to just a blue car now.