Originally Posted by poorboy
i did the hone, rings and bearings thing to lots of motors back in the 70s & 80s. Some saw a lot of miles afterwards. I have a ridge reamer, but unless the ridge was huge, I didn't use it often. it was a royal pain in the butt. to use, then left a pile of junk to clean up.

My concern about just getting the motor that has been sitting for 10 years would be if the rings would reseat or not. Sitting a couple years would be OK, but 10 is pushing it. I've replaced a lot of motors with other used motors over the years, and that was my findings.

With a Mopar motor built before about 2000, new valve seals are almost a must.

I’m doing the valve seals but wondering how rings go bad just sitting over time? Rusting?