My 66stang's 302 is finally showing signs of failure. It has been smoking, and I recently changed the crusty valve seals, which helped a lot. THen, I changed my oil this weekend, and it started smoking again in plumes. I guess the rings are screwed. I checked my cylendar walls and they are as smooth as a baby's butt... My friend wants to help me rebuild it this weekend, he simply wants to leave the engine in the car, pull the heads/oil pan, and pull the pisons out and leave the crank in there. He wants to put stock rings back on, after honing the block. I have two questions. Will honing this block be enough, or should i have it bored .030 over? Second, are stock rings okay, or should I get aftermarket moly rings or something? This engine will see 5500 down the track quite a few times... Thanks...
Any advice or input you guys have would be great...
Any advice or input you guys have would be great...