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a-bone newby · 02-08-2015, 12:25 PM

hi guys
a note on pistons I have a new set of rods and hi comp head for my A this spring. my question is why dont pistons come with wrist pins. I want rering mu motor with new rods but have to buy new pins? cant buy rings till I get head off are the rings cast iron or chrome. dont want to pull motor as I dont want it down long as I want to drive it. any advice on this project

Tom Wesenberg · 02-08-2015, 12:30 PM

I've never bought a new piston that didn't include the wrist pin.

700rpm · 02-08-2015, 12:37 PM

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Take a closer look. The pins are probably in the pistons already for easy packing.

02-08-2015, 12:25 PM	#1
a-bone newby Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: b.c. canada Posts: 153	pistons hi guys a note on pistons I have a new set of rods and hi comp head for my A this spring. my question is why dont pistons come with wrist pins. I want rering mu motor with new rods but have to buy new pins? cant buy rings till I get head off are the rings cast iron or chrome. dont want to pull motor as I dont want it down long as I want to drive it. any advice on this project

02-08-2015, 12:30 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: pistons I've never bought a new piston that didn't include the wrist pin.

02-08-2015, 12:37 PM	#3
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,906	Re: pistons Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Take a closer look. The pins are probably in the pistons already for easy packing. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.