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Topic: Honing Question?
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thumpin cat
Gearhead Posts: 495
From: Santa Barbara, California
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-05-2004 06:41 PM
  
I am helping a friend who spun a rod bearing during cam break-in and he wants to know if he should reuse the piston rings from the piston that he has to pull out, and if he should re-hone that cylinder? What do you guys think?
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BLstangin
Gearhead Posts: 817
From: St. James, MN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 07-05-2004 06:46 PM
Throw them back in. I just did it on my 302 with 600 miles on the rings, I took them out because I found out they need more end gap on the top ring for kb pistons. I put it back together and it doesn't use a drop of oil, or smoke at all. ------------------
1970 coupe restored with the help of my dad. 306 with 600 holley, Weiand Stealth intake, headers, mme custom roller cam, harland sharp roller rockers, kb pistons, 10.3:1 compression ratio, pertonix ignitor 2 with matched coil, lakewood bellhousing, 4-speed toploader, and 2.79 open 8" rear. Soon to be 9" 3.50 trac-lok
1986 f-150, 5.0, factory towing package with original c-6 trans
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 2680
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-05-2004 07:57 PM
If the ring is broken in on THAT cylinder, there is no need to hone. As a matter of fact, I would NOT hone it. Anytime I reuse a ring, I do NOT hone the cylinder.Good Luck! ------------------
Mike Burch
66 mustang real street
302 4-speed 289 heads
10.63 @ 129.3
http://www.geocities.com/carbedstangs/cmml_mburch.html
http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/healey/367
http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?220
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BLstangin
Gearhead Posts: 817
From: St. James, MN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 07-05-2004 08:36 PM
Ya, what Mike said, don't hone it. I didn't on mine and they seated fine. There was still a light crosshatch in my cylinders yet though, so they weren't even glazed yet, so I was sure they'd seat again. You shouldn't have a problem with it.------------------
1970 coupe restored with the help of my dad. 306 with 600 holley, Weiand Stealth intake, headers, mme custom roller cam, harland sharp roller rockers, kb pistons, 10.3:1 compression ratio, pertonix ignitor 2 with matched coil, lakewood bellhousing, 4-speed toploader, and 2.79 open 8" rear. Soon to be 9" 3.50 trac-lok
1986 f-150, 5.0, factory towing package with original c-6 trans
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