ok... well, one piston ring got broken... wasn't enough the broken piston ? no, it wasn't, now a piston ring got broken cleaning everything up!
and IT SEEMS HASTINGS PISTONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE ?
rockauto doesn't have even rings for my 400 in 0.020" on any brand!!!!! just standard and 0.030"!!!!
some clue about this? just needing one piston set in 0.020" Moly! Hasting 2M676 preferred
Did you look here? I looked around the site - you have to create a login to order looks like.
https://www.hastingspistonrings.com/piston-rings
400 std bore = 4.342, +.020 = 4.362
440 std bore = 4.320, +.040 = 4.360
A 460 Ford is also 4.360 at std bore size.
The non-file fit ring for the 4.360 bore would have .006-ish more end gap than the ring for the 4.362 bore.
If you couldn't live with that, then you could get a file fit ring(+.005) for the 4.360 bore and make the gap whatever you want.
However, since the KB pistons require a rather large end gap anyway, you might still have to file fit the 4.360 ring.
Even if you ended up with an extra few thou end gap, that wouldn't bother me any.
Quote from: Bronzedodge on March 18, 2017, 07:54:30 AM
Did you look here? I looked around the site - you have to create a login to order looks like.
https://www.hastingspistonrings.com/piston-rings
Contacted them and they sell individual rings ( not through the website on line ). It seems they have just afew in stock but should be able to sell me the one I need per what the information department replied me. Still waiting for the customer service answer about availability and price.
What amazes me is it seems nobody else is selling those. Not even KB what they usually offered them on the pistons and rigns kits
OOOOOK... Hasting is quoting me US$20 for the moly top ring and US$16 for the second comp cast ring... PLUS US$16 UPS shipping
nice!!!
I was expecting maybe just $10 for each ring