If you can feel any ridge where the top ring stops in its upward travel the next step is to measure the taper. (difference between the least worn area at the bottom of the sleeve, and the deepest part of that groove at the top.) Measuring it requires telescopic bore gauges, or dial/digital cylinder bore tools. If the ridge is able to be felt, it will need to be reamed out of the top of the bore to get the pistons out. The rings will collapse as far as they can into the ring grooves, but they are often limited by carbon buildup under the ring in the groove that prevents them from compressing far enough. Things will break. New rings will hit the top under side of the ridge (if not removed) and make broken rings a reality. So, if a detectable ridge, and intent to do it once, buy a sleeve and piston kit and do it correctly At about 1000 for all and fluids, If no ridge, and it was not using excessive oil, just do the top end. By the way unless you mic the rod journals you will not know what size bearings to put in it. Jim
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Today's Featured Article - Identifying Tractor Smells - by Curtis Von Fange. We are continuing our series on learning to talk the language of our tractor. Since we can’t actually talk to our tractors, though some of the older sect of farmers might disagree, we use our five physical senses to observe and construe what our iron age friends are trying to tell us. We have already talked about some of the colors the unit might leave as clues to its well-being. Now we are going to use our noses to diagnose particular smells. ELECTRICAL SMELLS
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