Originally Posted by mannys9130

OK, so you're not doing a whole overhaul. Pistons are fine to reuse. New ones are VERY expensive, so most reuse them anyway. I'd rethink the bearings depending on how expensive they are. If you postpone the build for a couple weeks to get more cash, it'd be worth it. Rings, yes. Measure the bores for diameter, roundness, and taper before you start rebuilding. If your bores are too far egg shaped for example, you'll use oil even with new rings.....

Strongly consider replace the oil pump drive components.