Engine Rebuild

I am getting ready to rebuild my honda engine (bad piston rings). What tools am I going to have to use? I think I need a ridge reamer, a ring compressor, a a cylinder hone. Any advice for the rebuild? Should I let a machine shop do the cylinder honing? Any responses are appreciated. Thanks in advance,

- JR

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JR Lomas
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Torque wrench, gasket scraper, snap-ring pliers.

Don't forget new head bolts, conn-rod bearings and cap bolts (good idea to have ALL bearing surfaces redone, with new main bearings, but then you might want to have a pro redo the engine)

Alternative would be to dr> I am getting ready to rebuild my honda engine (bad piston rings).

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Mike Behnke

Personally, I've always had a machine shop do the stuff like cylinder honing. Having said that, it is said to be easier to obtain the correct crosshatch with the type of hone made up of multiple balls (looks a little like a bottle brush) rather than the 3 flat stone type.

Dan

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Dan

I agree. I can't see how you can do that job as good as a guy who's done it a thousand times before and that's the one that really counts (along with the bearing surfaces).

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Jimmy

|I am getting ready to rebuild my honda engine (bad piston rings). |What tools am I going to have to use? I think I need a ridge reamer, a |ring compressor, a a cylinder hone. Any advice for the rebuild? |Should I let a machine shop do the cylinder honing? |Any responses are appreciated. Thanks in advance,

If you are removing the eninge and trearing it completely down, it's a good idea to let a machine shop hone it. Tools to add Torque wrench engine stand

I'd be surprised if you need a ridge reamer. If you do, plan to bore the block and use oversize pistons & rings. At this point you would be better off to get a JDM engine. Rex in Fort Worth

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Rex B

if you do it right you need to take it to a machine shop just to check the tolerances. putting rings in an oval shaped piston will give you an real oil burner. it may need boring. I also found out that is cheaper to get an engine remanufactured and with a warranty than it is to pay a machine shop for labor and parts. also crank, cam, bearings (crank,rod,and cam) should be checked w/micrometers also. get one already put together you'll save money and heartache.

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<SHERNDON1

I have taken disassembled engines to the machine shop to get all machine work done. They can have them balanced, etc, and give you back the parts ready to assemble.

The only problems I have with remanufactured engines is that (1) I don't know whom to trust and (2) I doubt that they can put them back together cheaper and better than I can (but I could be wrong).

I have heard nightmare tales about crappy work.

Are there companies who do really good work at a reasonable price?

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Larry Smith

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