Old is new
OK in some weird way, I brought this on myself. Awhile back I bought a complete piston/rings/wrist pin for a 90-NOS from the bay. I took a hasty look at it and then put it in the Jonny box. Today I was hunting a set of NOS rings down that I bought for the 80. Found them and decided to look at the 90 piston I bought. Lower ring is broken, although everything looks completely NOS. I probably should match a new set of rings, rather than just replace only one. Where can I get a really nice quality set for an OE piston?
Kevin
Well there is a silver lining to this story. I took a chance that somebody on fleabay is honest.
I wrote the seller that my error was not looking at the purchase more closely when it arrived and that it was their error they sent a NOS piston & rings with a cracked bottom ring. She agreed and offered some money back. I told her I really wanted the ring and it wasn't about the money. Apparently, she sells stuff that her husband finds @work. He works for a dealership that used to carry Jonsered and still had some old parts laying around. The husband said he would look through the shop. I figured it was a lost cause and I would be offered the price of a new ring. Well...he found a NOS 90 ring!! Sometimes, it pays to keep your head and use a little sugar, rather than vinegar....
OK in some weird way, I brought this on myself. Awhile back I bought a complete piston/rings/wrist pin for a 90-NOS from the bay. I took a hasty look at it and then put it in the Jonny box. Today I was hunting a set of NOS rings down that I bought for the 80. Found them and decided to look at the 90 piston I bought. Lower ring is broken, although everything looks completely NOS. I probably should match a new set of rings, rather than just replace only one. Where can I get a really nice quality set for an OE piston?
Kevin
Well there is a silver lining to this story. I took a chance that somebody on fleabay is honest.
I wrote the seller that my error was not looking at the purchase more closely when it arrived and that it was their error they sent a NOS piston & rings with a cracked bottom ring. She agreed and offered some money back. I told her I really wanted the ring and it wasn't about the money. Apparently, she sells stuff that her husband finds @work. He works for a dealership that used to carry Jonsered and still had some old parts laying around. The husband said he would look through the shop. I figured it was a lost cause and I would be offered the price of a new ring. Well...he found a NOS 90 ring!! Sometimes, it pays to keep your head and use a little sugar, rather than vinegar....
