I'm with Frank. I'd go cast iron rings. They seat well and last. Chrome Molly is better than chrome. I had to boil a 196 till I thought it was blown up (long story). After cooking it the rings finally seated! I'd talk to the shop and make sure what is going in or has already gone in and how you need to break the rings in. With a fresh bore. I'd guess you will be ok. Ring science has changed a lot the last 20-30 yrs :) ------Original Message------ From: Tom Jennings Sender: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx To: AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family ReplyTo: AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family Subject: Re: [AMC-list] I know why 195.6 ohv Sent: Feb 6, 2010 3:34 PM On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 11:12, Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Tom, > > I assume you mean "moly rings", right? Chrome rings are very old school > race only parts that were meant to reduce friction. Due to how hard they > are, they end up not sealing well and you end up with a motor that uses a > lot of oil. > > I mis-spoke, I think they're "Chome moly" rings but you're right I'll double-check. I only know what I read, I don't build engines often enough to know/retain squat. I am checking on all parts, NOS vs. new manufacture, preferring new, mostly. "New" means 80's/90's generally, and decent brands. Felpro head gasket, etc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20100206/76cd62fe/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com