360 Re-Ring? Temporary Engine. Will it run fer a year?

Thanks for the advice. Well, I assume being a carborated motor, it has had years of cold starts and those factory rings have to be pretty weak and worn by now. I did not do a compression test. I just figured I could freshen up the motor with out too much expense and get me a fun car to drive while I build my 440 which will take quite a while.

67Dart273 said

The old factory retainers/ keepers on my 340 heads used to routinely spin 65-7K in my old Landcruiser

I see nothing wrong with a re-ring, and depending on cylinder taper/ wear, it might just last a lot longer that a year.

But in this day and age, 125K is not a huge amount of miles, what makes you think you need to ring it?

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