Report Abuse. Honing out the cylinder is just taking the edge off if you will. your just cleaning it up abit. You shouldn't have to get a bigger piston. but what you might want to check is if that is the original piston or if it has been replaced.
A common cause of variegation is the masking of green pigment by other pigments, such as anthocyanins. This often extends to the whole leaf, causing it to be reddish or purplish. On some plants however, consistent zonal markings occur; such as on some clovers, bromeliads, certain Pelargonium and Oxalis species.
Although there has been much progress in the scientific research on Bromeliads, little is known about the causes of variegation. As a general rule, botanists agree that bromeliads have a rather Mutable Genetic Structure, therefore... several different theories are possible. The first of these links variegation to a virus infection: A. Viruses are common in plants and animals and may cause many harmful and debilitating illnesses.