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Any way of telling cast, from chrome & from moly rings? #1345506 12/03/12 04:57 PM 12/03/12 04:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,670 Lima, Peru domingo OP EL Master
domingo OP EL Master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,670 Lima, Peru	Hi! If you have some rings with no box, how can you tell if they are cast, chrome or moly rings??? Thanks! D

Re: Any way of telling cast, from chrome & from moly rings? [Re: domingo] #1345507 12/03/12 05:08 PM 12/03/12 05:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA B G Racing master
B G Racing master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA	The wear edge of a cast ring will be dark in color as same as the rest of the ring,a moly ring will be dark grey in color and the wear edge will be a bright silver.A moly filled ring will dark with a silver wear edge.Most all chrome rings will be a chrome appearence. [IMG]http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq21/ajcasini/max_zpsdppwd9km.jpg[/IMG]

Re: Any way of telling cast, from chrome & from moly rings? [Re: B G Racing] #1345508 12/03/12 05:28 PM 12/03/12 05:28 PM
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domingo OP EL Master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,670 Lima, Peru	I compared this one to a set of new moly rings I had and it looks similar....dark ring and the wear edge is silver in color, however since this engine was assembled (though never run) the silver has darkened a bit. Would you say its moly? Thanks! D 7487546-003.JPG (55 downloads)

Re: Any way of telling cast, from chrome & from moly rings? [Re: domingo] #1345509 12/03/12 05:29 PM 12/03/12 05:29 PM
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domingo OP EL Master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,670 Lima, Peru	nuther shot 7487547-004.JPG (56 downloads)

Re: Any way of telling cast, from chrome & from moly rings? [Re: domingo] #1345510 12/03/12 05:48 PM 12/03/12 05:48 PM
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B G Racing master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA	The silver or lighter one looks to be moly filled(topring),the dark one with the yellow paint visiable is cast(2nd ring). [IMG]http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq21/ajcasini/max_zpsdppwd9km.jpg[/IMG]

Re: Any way of telling cast, from chrome & from moly rings? [Re: B G Racing] #1345511 12/03/12 06:55 PM 12/03/12 06:55 PM
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domingo OP EL Master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,670 Lima, Peru	great! Now I will hone my cyls with 400 grit stone for the moly rings.

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