<VV> Piston rings

J R Read hmlinc at sbcglobal.net
Sat May 21 13:26:58 EDT 2011


Harry,

Ain't none of us going to live forever.  If the cast rings is what you can 
afford, go for it.  They'll likely outlast you anyway and you'll have the 
truck back together and can enjoy it sooner.

Were you looking for a semi-philosophical answer?

Later, JR


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Subject: Re: <VV> Piston rings


> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> From: Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>
> Subject: <VV> Piston Rings
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> I have decided to go ahead and get the rings for my Rampside even though I
> am not working and the truck is supposed to be on hold. I am tired of
> waiting. My dilemma is this; just looking at prices I see STD cast rings 
> for
> $22.00, chrome for $100 more and Moly for another $15.00 over that. I
> originally was going to go with Moly figuring get the best, do it once and
> forget it. Now my finances are not great so I am rethinking it. Is it 
> worth
> the money?
> Harry Smith
> 1963 Rampside
> Coral Springs, FL
>



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