the cylinders may have a ridge at the top from wear and
would damage the new rings without a more aggressive approach
than honing. ever heard of "shipwright's disease"? i think you're
about to be infected.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Ingate" <madmax_xx@hotmail.com>
To: <DarcyHunt@aol.com>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: Winter Engine Project
> Darcy Hunter wrote:
>
> >I'm several years away financially and otherwise from pulling the engine.
> >I'm looking down at that block, however, and am tempted to crawl under,
> >drop the pan and push out the pistons to put on new rings. I understand
> >this is not the prefered approach but I want to hear from those that have
> >tried this. I would plan on putting standard size rings back in and
> >probably honing with a fine hone to create slight cross hatch.
>
> I'm not real knowledgeable in this area, but I think that if you want a
> cast-iron
> walled cylinder to survive several years, you need to bore it and use
> over-sized
> pistons. If it is a thick steel-sleeved cylinder (which it is not), then
> honing with
> a dingle-berry and new rings should do just fine.
>
> Shane Ingate in Maryland
>
>
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