can you do this?
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Stonewall N.C.
can you do this?
Well it looks like I've got a damaged oil ring on the #7 cylinder. My question, can I just take off the head and oil pan to re-ring that piston? I've had this engine out twice already and really don't want to do it again! Thanks :U
Drifting
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From: Lafayette IN
Re: can you do this? (vettedreams)
Well, er, kinda.
The problem is that when you still have the crank in there, will you be able to get complete movement of the hone that you will be using? I only did a ring job one time with the engine in the car. I was helping out a friend and he was short on time. Unfortunatly I don't know how well the rings sealed because his timing chain cover had the lip cut by a previous owner, he didn't have the money to replace it, it puked out all his oil, and then I ended up selling him a car. Seems to me that for some reason when I was gone, only the upper 1/2 of the cyls looked honed. -Matt-
The problem is that when you still have the crank in there, will you be able to get complete movement of the hone that you will be using? I only did a ring job one time with the engine in the car. I was helping out a friend and he was short on time. Unfortunatly I don't know how well the rings sealed because his timing chain cover had the lip cut by a previous owner, he didn't have the money to replace it, it puked out all his oil, and then I ended up selling him a car. Seems to me that for some reason when I was gone, only the upper 1/2 of the cyls looked honed. -Matt-
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Re: can you do this? (vettedreams)
I don't see why you would need to pull the head but I'm not sure if you can get the rod/piston combo out with the crank in there. I wouldn't bother re-honing it.
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Re: can you do this? (vettedreams)
can I just take off the head and oil pan to re-ring that piston
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