Changing Piston Rings in Car

Use rubber hose over the rod bolts to guide them to their places on the crank. You can also place an old piece of bicycle inner tube over the journal to protect it as the rod comes down. Dry hone the bores with a ball hone just enough to break the glaze, and be sure to cross hatch the pattern. Make sure you have enough clean rags to wipe things down well. Throw a quart of automatic transmission fluid in the start-up oil and change the oil and filter after the first 20 minutes. Then again in 100 miles.