333pg333

Care to play "Name that ring" ?

67King

I thought the set was ordered from Paragon, but I can't find it. Maybe it was Pelican. Whoever it was offers both aftermarket, and OEM. Regardless it was not the fault of the vendor, so please don't take that as an accusation. After the bores were torn up, we replaced with OEM ones. I have since heard that it is a commmon problem with non-OEM ones.

lart951

Was that the Goetze rings?

CPR

Dude...Goetze rings are the best!

Goetze caramel rings:

carlege

fluid that really sucks if you were sold rings that perform poorly. Hope your block is in good shape

lart951

You are making fun of me?

CPR

Of course not:

1. You don't drive a 928
2. Your not named Odurandina

lart951

because if you are I will sacrifice a beautiful virgin to the 951 gods so your car can break again.

CPR

There are no virgins in Cali....


What happened with the intakes?

lart951

The lady at the shop started to charge me $ 110.00 for polishing at that price it wasn't profitable for me especially if you wanted one for free.

Chris White

Off on a tangent – lots of old timers posting here! In fact there were several 2001 members posting in a row!

Hey Ski – remember the Mastercraft? The Owner felt bad about all the time I was spending on it (I was actually having fun!) and he took it to closest dealer (3 hours away). The dealer ‘blew’ the engine and says there is no compression on 2 cylinders now. $6k for a rebuilt engine (generic) or $9k for a new Indmar….! The dealer also offered to buy the boat as is…. I am smelling something fishy here.

Hey CRP - what size can you get those Geotze rings? Hmmm...looks like they would seal up in no time...

Eric_Oz_S2

Sounds like a problem with the lapping of the cylinder bores. Perhaps the shop did not use the correct compound and technique. You can't just bore and hone Alusil, you need to use the correct compound to expose the silica within the Alusil. There are not many machine shops that have the right equipment for this.

There was a really good thread on the Aircooled thread some time ago - I'll see if I can dig it up.

Here it is:http://forums.pelicanparts.com/911-e...g-alusils.html

Willard Bridgham 3

I had my block bored and re-alusiled by Rich Jacksic in NJ and he did an excellent job.

Euro951

re-alusiled? You mean properly honed with Sunnen paste and felt pads? Right on Eric OZ S2, this is a process to expose the silica not a coating.

Chris White

Don't pick on Willard ...obviously he is not himself toady! (he is usually right on target)