Can i re-ring my motor without dropping the bottom end?

[MikeRWK]

would this be possible?

[bruno8747]

Possible yes, Practical NO. Its a pain in the ass for the simple reason that you have to be on your back most of the time to get everything out. But its not impossible. But take into consideration that you may need to hone the cylinders also.

[MikeRWK]

how would i go aobut doing this?

[vanillagorilla]

i wondered the same question one time. but i was like if i put the samepiston back in the same cylinder would i still need to re hone the cylinders?

[NAiL05]

Just pull the motor. I remember cpmike had a picture why and it would be a bitch eithe way.

[jhondayaaj]

a lot easier with the motor out of the car. simply because you're not on your back and with the motor on the engine stand, you can do a lot more such as cleaning your motor and honing will be a lot easier.

[cbseven]

ok the reason you need to remove the motor would simply be that you cant properly hone an engine while its in the car and if you just rering the motor and it needs to be honed or decked then your just flushing money down the drain. Honing dosnt always fix the problem. If your motor needs to be honed then it also needs new valves and guides as well as springs and retainers. well i hope i didnt scare you away from fixing your car. keep your hopes up and fix it right the first time dont make your self fix it a second or third time.

[MikeRWK]

Well i was gonna do a re-ring and h23 head but im unsure now.

[wed3k]

ok the reason you need to remove the motor would simply be that you cant properly hone an engine while its in the car and if you just rering the motor and it needs to be honed or decked then your just flushing money down the drain. Honing dosnt always fix the problem. If your motor needs to be honed then it also needs new valves and guides as well as springs and retainers. well i hope i didnt scare you away from fixing your car. keep your hopes up and fix it right the first time dont make your self fix it a second or third time.

how does a hone job relate to the valvetrain?

[cp[mike]]

you cant pull them out of the bottom, but why cant you just pull the head off, leave the crank in, and do two pistons at a time? thats how id do it

[jyoungblood87]

i honestly would suggest u taking the motor out to re-ring ur pistons because by doing so, u would probably find things wrong with ur motor that need fixing and will save u headaches in the long run... i personally just sent my motor off to the machine shop to get my motor HONED, balanced, cleaned, and crank polished...but this is for a turbo(a more extensive job)

But u can install new rings in ur motor while the motor is still in the car...its just its that a more thorough job will be done if the motor is out on the engine stand...and less back, neck, arms, and shoulder strain, because ur gonna be on the floor on ur back for a while(if doing it while motor is in engine)