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08-22-2006, 07:33 AM
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ne rien de la journee
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Need to order new rings and main bearings...
Can anyone make suggestions?
I tore my engine down recently and might have a problem with some blow by on one of the cylinders. I am going to go ahead and replace rings/bearings while it is tore down just to be safe. I looked real quick on VT's website and they want $160 for a set of rings, is this a good figure? It is going into a 2003 4.6. The engine is not going to see forced induction. Thanks in advance.
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08-22-2006, 07:36 AM
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Old Fvckin Fossil
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Be sure to hone your cylinders if you're replacing the rings. "Ball Hones" are best for a re-ring.
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08-22-2006, 07:37 AM
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ne rien de la journee
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 From what I have been told, honing can be done by jsut attaching the tool to a normal drill and go down each cylinder...was i told correctly?
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08-22-2006, 07:38 AM
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08-22-2006, 07:39 AM
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multitasking like whoaski
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yep. You just need to make sure you get a good crosshatch pattern in their. You should probably take the crank to a machine shop to get it turned so you aren't just tossing slightly oversized bearings on a journal that maybe doesn't need it. You may already know that but just in case.
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08-22-2006, 07:50 AM
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Old Fvckin Fossil
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The crank should be fine unless you had a knock or the bearings are totally wiped out. Cover it up with something while you hone (if you're doing this with the crank still in the block) Ball hone while spraying a bit of varsol or engine degreaser on the cylinder. Clean cylinders VERY well afterwards using oil. You'll know the cylinders are clean enough when you can wipe them with a white rag and see nothing on the rag except clean oil.
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08-22-2006, 07:58 AM
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ne rien de la journee
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Crank should be fine. I am just doing this as "preventative maintnence (sp?)" while the engine is down this far.
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08-22-2006, 08:01 AM
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Old Fvckin Fossil
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Do you know about cleaning out the rings lands (grooves) in your pistons?
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08-22-2006, 08:04 AM
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ne rien de la journee
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I have heard of it, but i didn't think about it. A mechanice friend of mine is helping me with it, he probably would have mentioned something...what is all involved?
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08-22-2006, 08:10 AM
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Old Fvckin Fossil
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Carbon builds up behind the rings. When you install new rings, you should first scrape that carbon out of here. There is a special tool for it but if you don't have one, just break an old ring in half and use it as a scraper. It's no big thing.
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08-22-2006, 04:10 PM
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