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Originally Posted by David Herbert
Mike,
If the rust on the 'new' rings will clean off with minimal pitting I would use them. individual pitts will make no difference but obviously any significant loss of metal is a no-no. A very fiddly job though as each will have to be done by hand a cm at a time.
David
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I am probably being fussy, the pitting is not that bad but the oil scraper rings do look somewhat dirty and distressed. There is a piston ring business down in Melbourne ( Phoenix rings ), might give them a try and find out how much a new set of cast iron rings will be .