Advice on stroker build with cracked cylinder

Being that he's .040 I'd rather choose something that gives a little more than a .073 wall thickness (using the Melling CSL 160) as the book suggest. Sure I agree about the retention of the parent material, but pick something with more than .073 end result.

Agreed but anything over 1/16" and no gaping holes behind it , I'm good. J.Rob