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05-18-2008, 08:29 AM
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GHOSTRIDER LIFE MEMBER
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Location: Land Of The Free and Home Of The Brave, United States Of America
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Quote:
Originally Posted by YankeeBob
It was a joke. Said in jest.
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I understood you and I laughed too... I wanted to reflect the majority of us would not have reused the old rings like
tnford27 did.
Rings are so cheap it doesn't make sense to reuse them...
The WOW was for your pottie mouth I didn't know you had it in ya... LOL
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Last edited by 1711tab : 05-18-2008 at 08:33 AM.
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05-18-2008, 08:36 AM
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#17 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Well I rode about 240 miles yesterday and all is well, engine is quite and runs strong, didn't use any oil and it didn't smoke like it did before the swap, my freind said it puffed a little before the swap, I was told to reuse my rings by my indy and by a couple of other members on the forum, it seems ok, they did not have 1200 miles on them and like I said were not seated yet, the jugs looked great so I decided to reuse, if I have any problems because of this I will post but now all is well.
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05-18-2008, 10:54 AM
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IronButt
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1711tab
You don't think HQ was saving money by you reusing the old rings do you?
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No, actually, they weren't. They sent me new pistons and new rings, but told me not to use the new rings. In fact, they weren't just telling me to reuse the rings, they were adamant about it when I was questioning the smartness of doing so.
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As cheap as a set of rings are why would you want to leave them to chance????? Thats like reusing your oil filter when you change oil...
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To each their own, but when HQ, with their reputation and experience, tells me to do it, I'm going to listen. Obviously they were right as I've had zero problems since.
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05-18-2008, 11:10 AM
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Dyna_Willie
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: York, PA
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I wonder why they said not to use the new rings?
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05-18-2008, 12:02 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: LINY
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I thought KB hypereutectic pistons should have an .0005 clearance.
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05-18-2008, 12:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frewly
I wonder why they said not to use the new rings?
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Me TOO!!! They send new rings yet say don't use them... That makes no sense at all...
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INNOVATORS NOT IMITATORS
"YOU CAN'T SOLVE PROBLEMS BY USING THE SAME KIND OF THINKING YOU USED WHEN YOU CREATED THEM"
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05-18-2008, 01:08 PM
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does it matter the guy did wehat he was asked to do and thats that.
im sure it runs fine. lots of luck and many happy miles
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05-18-2008, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Just curious, did you deglaze the jugs before putting the old rings back in?
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05-18-2008, 03:42 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: alabama
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wanna ride
Just curious, did you deglaze the jugs before putting the old rings back in?
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you may be on to why they said run the old rings.
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05-18-2008, 07:09 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: escondido ca
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frewly
I wonder why they said not to use the new rings?
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maybe because his old rings were properly gaped and they did not trust him to properly gap the new ones, and i would think he would have had to check the gap any way even on the used rings. hmm, what a mystery.
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05-18-2008, 07:37 PM
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Dyna_Willie
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: York, PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SEDELUXE
does it matter the guy did wehat he was asked to do and thats that.
im sure it runs fine. lots of luck and many happy miles
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Excuse me... The reason I questioned it was to learn. 
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05-19-2008, 02:20 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: NE Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by claydbal
seems like the humor man has left the building. bob, i laughed and you laughed------  |
I guess these night shifts are starting to take their toll, I should have caught it also.
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05-19-2008, 06:44 AM
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IronButt
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: alabama
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Quote:
Originally Posted by msocko3
I guess these night shifts are starting to take their toll, I should have caught it also.
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get some rest dude. stress kills.
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