Tom,
I had forgotten about this, and a good point you made. About 15 years ago,
I made the same mistake on my Moto Guzzi Le Mans; I popped in new rings
(motor was 120,000+ miles), and the first time I revved it hard, the rod
stretched enough that the top ring caught on the ledge. Do you think the
ring broke? Noooooo. It broke the landing on the piston. Well, I needed
the excuse for the 1100cc kit!
So, Darcy, I would suggest driving the car as is until you can get the
pennies together for the rebuild.
Shane Ingate in Maryland
On 12/29/02 22:00, "Tom Di Iulio" <diiulio@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 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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