David G. Hobbs wrote:
>
> Howdy everyone.  Right in the middle of a head job and I am not replacing
> the rings.  Any suggestions on whether I should bore out the cylinders
> anyway?  There is some very minor cross-hatching on the surface.
> Thanks
> David
>
> David Hobbs
> dghobbs@siu.edu
Dave
it has been my experiance that doing only rings works for a short time
and then the oil consumption increases that said the cylinders need to
be honed to brake the glaze and give the ring a chance to work into the
cylinder. you could use a sand paper a 280 or so grit. they also need to
be washed out to remove the bits of cylinder before the pistons are
installed
Bob

Bob