piston rings

hi I took my vf 500 f2 engine to be re worked & rebuilt and they keep coming up wiith the same bullshit excuse carnt get the piston rings well whats every 1 else when they do rebuilds ? can any 1 tell me the size cos im sick of there excuses

 

Can't offer much help but you could try find Wiseco or something similar. You may have to spring for a set of pistons and rings though.

 

Don't think they are bullshitting you. Rings for the VF500 are almost certainly unobtainable now (along with many other parts) Your best bet is a second hand engine to either transplant or use as a donor. If David Silver Ltd. doesn't have the rings then your only hope is Ebay but you very rarely, if ever see rings come up for sale.

 

For a real Heath Robinson fix, get a set of car rings that fit the bore and have them ground down on a surface grinder (or even try find bike rings that would fit) . I have done this to get a bike running before but I sold it soon thereafter so I can't say how long it would have lasted. The guy I sold it to was aware of it but was planning a full blown restoration so he probably changed them,

 

Pistons and rings available here it looks like,

http://www.cmsnl.com/honda-vf500f-500-interceptor-1985-usa_model7597/partslist/E++13.html#results

and here,

http://www.oldbikebarn.com/search-by-model/honda/1985/vf500f-interceptor/engine/piston-rings




cheers

 

Getting car rings is always going to be difficult, not many 4 cylinder 500cc cars out there with small diameter pistons

 

Good point, hadn't thought of that. It's a pretty agricultural fix at the best of times.

 

thanks but no look

 

thanks 4 ur reply very helpfull