sand rocket Posted January 17, 2004 Report Posted January 17, 2004 I am trying to get everything ready to put the shee back together. I had new pistons and rings put in it may. the motor only has about 30 hours of ride time on it. Should i rering it before i reassemble it. The juggs have a fresh port on them that havent been ran yet. Quote
fixitrod Posted January 17, 2004 Report Posted January 17, 2004 Just measure the ring gap. That's the easiest way to tell. If you have a full season on them, I'd change them. But, you may not need them. You can also measure the ring and see if one side is more worn than the other. If they don't show any ware at all, just hone the cylinders and you should be good to go. I don't know the tolerances, but I'm sure the person who ported your cylinders should know. Quote
sand rocket Posted January 17, 2004 Author Report Posted January 17, 2004 were would be a good place to buy new rings? What do they usally cost? I called some of the locals and i am hearing $28-$30 bucks. I called K&T Performance and the said $24 bucks a set. I that a good deal? There for a set of 20 over wisco pistons. Quote
Blacksmith Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 While I am sure that there are those out there who would not agree, I feel that any time you can see your rings, you should replace them. $50 buck is cheap insurance as far as I am conserned. You have a fresh port job, so I am pretty sure that the cylinders need to be honed. As those rings have seated once, I would never try to get them to do it again. Change them. Quote
vmaxup Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 I tried to get wiesco rings only and have a hard time finding them on line. Rockymountain and dennis kirk only sell kits with pistons. So I called wiesco and you can buy them direct to your door. They also sold me Cometic gasket set. It was here in 2 days no problem. Quote
D34 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Posted January 18, 2004 i have a set... $45 shipped... let me know if u want them... the retail price on them were $12.95 for each ring, but i got them for $10 each... L8r d34 Quote
sand rocket Posted January 19, 2004 Author Report Posted January 19, 2004 Thanks for the offer D34 but i need them by monday. I was just IM by LC Performace saying that my cylinders are ready to go. and he will do the ring gap for me when i pick them up. Quote
D34 Posted January 19, 2004 Report Posted January 19, 2004 no prob... just lettin u know i have a set... L8r d34 Quote
boonman Posted January 19, 2004 Report Posted January 19, 2004 You should have them cylinders bored after porting. TO make sure that a ring won't catch... Unless your porter was very cautious.... Quote
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