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> Subject: Re: [T3] piston rings > > > On 7 May 2001, at 21:14, Russ Wolfe wrote: > > > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > > > > > > > > Jim: He says 85.96, not 85.5 That is a bored out cylinder. First > > oversize I think. > > Whoops, sorry. My mistake. Nominal 86mm, first oversize. Those > WOULD be hard to find, but you might try RIMCO or NAPA. > RIMCO used to sell rebuilt OS P/C sets. > > > I prefer the Perfect Circle with the cast iron compression, and the > > chrome 3 piece oil ring. I haven't bought any in a while, but I am > > sure you can find oversized rings for them. Volkswagen is about the > > only ones I know that ever went to the trouble of boring out > > cylinders. This means that they are probably the original VW P/C's. > > Wouldn't that be "original VW rebuilds?" VW never sent OS P/Cs > out on new engines did they? > > Yes, I miss worded that. What I was trying to say, is that the material would be the orginal VW's which probably better than any you can buy now days. Russ Wolfe Mahle-Parr Filter Systems ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org