Reringing a 1500 inline 6

[gr82fish]

Number 3 cylinder shows 10-20 psi and others are 110-120 Guess I need to replace the rings in this motor. Any suggestions beforehand? Tried the seafoam in cylinder for 24 hrs a couple times, but same reading. The motor has set for 5 years that I know of but starts and runs decent on a hose. thanks

 

[emckelvy]

Re: Reringing a 1500 inline 6

No suggestions, just sounds like it needs to come apart for inspection & repair.

Maybe you'll get lucky and the cylinder won't be badly scored.

If it is, you'll need that cylinder bored out oversize to fit an oversize piston/ring assy.

 

[Chris1956]

Re: Reringing a 1500 inline 6

gR82fish, Just so you know, on the inline sixes, the #3 cylinder is usually the first to be damaged by lean mixture and overheat. If you choose to fix the motor, you will need to fix the problem that caused the overhaul.