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(Message started by: Matt on Aug 1^st, 2006, 5:04pm)

Title: How Much
Post by Matt on Aug 1^st, 2006, 5:04pm

hey all

well, as the 2.3 estate project car is almost back on the road and then up for sale, i decided to find another project and as i don’t have room for another scorpio, i bought the next best thing, a 2.9 v6 cossie lump :D came with all the power steering pump, ac compressor, alternator and every thing. The engine was a full runner but as the car pats probs and had covered 130000 miles. so i thought i'd recon it. ive now stripped it completely down to nothing (so many bits) and priced a few new parts up

one of these parts was new piston rings. spoke to ford who said they no longer stock them and if i wanted some it was either £100 each or £1400 for a set of new pistons with the rings already on them.

i then proceeded to walk out of the FMD quite quickly... >:(

so does any one know where i can get a new set of rings from at a sensible price,

tech stuff:

they are grade 2 cylinders with a standard bore size

Title: Re: How Much
Post by Highlander on Aug 1^st, 2006, 11:23pm

Dave Howie is your man I think ;)

Title: Re: How Much
Post by Matt on Aug 2^nd, 2006, 3:19pm

do you have his email? or lets hope he pops in later and reads this post lol

Title: Re: How Much
Post by Highlander on Aug 2^nd, 2006, 3:44pm

dave@howiedintheplace.wanadoo.co.uk

Title: Re: How Much
Post by howiedintheplace on Aug 3^rd, 2006, 11:58pm

I have sent you a mail back.

Must ask why do you want to replace the pistons rings.
They usally last a long time.

What is the gap you got?

It's usally a full set of shells, gaskets, valve regrind & what ever is needed timming gear wise, recon done.

Dave.

Title: Re: How Much
Post by Matt on Aug 4^th, 2006, 3:57pm

just doing a complete referb as a long term project, more then likely wont start to rebuild till october time,

as for the rings, when removing one of the pistons, the oil ring broke, also on cylinder 3 there are signs of scouring.

if you can get a full set of gaskets (top and bottom) and seals that would be fantastic!

Title: Re: How Much
Post by howiedintheplace on Aug 4^th, 2006, 7:44pm

B G Automotive http://www.bgautomotive.co.uk/
Are good gaskets.

I usally keep an eye on ebay & buy 5 sets at a time.

The last batch worked out £24 a head set ;)

Sorry mate only 2 sets left which I need.

If you get stuck for a piston or rings I will have some good low mile ones. As I said I don't use them.

Dave.