Ford Mustang Short-Block Engine Rebuild - Recession Special Part 1
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Here are three tools for the do-it-yourself engine-assembly process. The small thing to the left is a ridge reamer, which will remove the ridge at the top of the cylinder. Most 5.0Ls in good condition will not need this, and it should only be used as a last resort, as you can take out too much material and shape the cylinder like a funnel. The object to the right is what many refer to as a dingleberry honing tool, or more correctly, a ball hone. They make these in various abrasive compounds, and the one we had was finer grit. These are better suited to moly or plasma-moly piston rings, but our cast rings like a more coarse finish, so we opted for the stone-honing tool in the center. View Related Article
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