Ok so I've read many times recently on the forum to re-ring with a head gasket replacement.
I've read the article provided by GD in another thread about why you don't home to "deglaze" a bore or to bed new rings in.
What I'd like to know is the procedure of how to go about re-ringing the engine from the time the pistons are out. Basically in terms of:
- What needs to be checked?
- How is this checked?
- Do you buy standard rings for the given engine and call it a day or is it more technical than this (eg, measuring bore to piston clearances with a wire gauge then work out required ring size from this?)
I ask these as I'm about to do this to an engine to get one of my project cars going and want to be clear about how to do this properly.
I know @GeneralDisorder,@Gloyale and possibly @idosubaru have done this before - if you have the time to share this information or the way you go about it, I and I'm sure other members, would really appreciate some guidance.
Regards
Bennie from Down Under