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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2014 8:30:33 GMT
Morning all, I'm after a set of standard piston rings and a set of gaskets. Who do you recommend. Cheers Mark
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Post by caprinix1959 on Aug 29, 2014 13:33:28 GMT
David Silvers are the "go-to" guys for these kind of parts. TBH I haven't bought anything for a while but they have been ok in the past. Just be aware of their pricing policy (as I say ,its been a while since I bought from them so may have changed) all prices quoted are + vat + quite expensive carriage+vat,so by the time you click pay for the reasonably price £10 item your final bill will be at least double that. It might be worth trying to find a direct web site to buy from the manufacturers for the rings (used to be Hepolite but i have not rebuilt an engine in a long time). Sometimes your local engineering shop, that undertakes reconditioning engines, will be happy to supply the bits you mention often at a very reasonable price.CMS seem to be able to supply everything BUT they are in Denmark,I believe,and their shipping charges ,on top of their high prices means it wont be a cheap do. Finally ,I recently got a top end set from eBay DE (ebay item 160880947856) for a 400 for £22 inc p&p,listing is still live so might be just the job.Busters also do reasonably priced full engine gasket sets. Good luck ,Cheers Nix
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2014 15:57:02 GMT
Yep I've looked at silvers and noted what you've said myself. I'm just concerned that some of the parts on eBay can be a bit substandard, but I will have a good trawl around and see. Just posted on the forum incase everyone dealt with a particular supplier. Thanks for your reply and input Nix.
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Post by ian on Aug 29, 2014 20:00:18 GMT
I'm all for saving money with pattern parts, but I don't think it's worth taking chances with stuff like this. For my engine rebuild, I got individual Honda gaskets from Silvers, a bit more expensive than an aftermarket kit, but small beer in the overall cost of an engine rebuild. Your stuck with some pattern parts - valve seals springs to mind. The first set I got were rubbish & ended up in the bin. Your ok with standard rings, their still available, but pistons are becoming a problem. I got some +25 for my 400 12 months ago, but I see Silvers don't have any sizes now. Bearing shells have already been discussed - engine rebuilds gonna be a problem in the future?  |
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