.080 piston rings for a 61"

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.080 piston rings for a 61"

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Does anyone have a new set of .080 piston rings for a EL for sale?
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Re: .080 piston rings for a 61"

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The factory supplied over size pistons up to .070" over, there is a reason for this.
.080" is aftermarket
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Re: .080 piston rings for a 61"

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V-Twin has Hastings rings +.080 for the EL, # 11-1681, they also have a Piston & Ring kit, # 11-0439....
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1950Panhead wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:58 pm The factory supplied over size pistons up to .070" over, there is a reason for this.
.080" is aftermarket

A friend ask me to find him the rings. He already has 2 new .080 aftermarket pistons.
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These guys will make whatever you need.
https://www.totalseal.com/ring-request
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flat38 wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:03 pm These guys will make whatever you need.
https://www.totalseal.com/ring-request

Yeah, I bought a pair of top rings from them a while back. They are they another company that is better off for large businesses and goverment, that could care less. I didn't mind paying $25 piece for the totalseal top rings, but they charged me $25 shipping to send 2 freakin' piston rings back to me.
Post Office offers flat-rate boxes and tape and labels, delivered to their door for FREE. The PO delivers mail there daily and the postman will pick up outgoing mail, daily for FREE. The company had to pack it regardless of the shipper they use, so they could have put it into a small flat-rate box, that is insured for $50 for FREE anyway. No, but they decide to use UPS and charge whatever they feel like.There is NO excuse to steal from people. Id rather buy from someone else
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I last did business with them about 15 years ago and they treated me fairly and with no issues. I guess things have changed a bit.
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flat38 wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:37 pm I last did business with them about 15 years ago and they treated me fairly and with no issues. I guess things have changed a bit.
So many big businesses are doing that these days. LeinWeber Cams, I sent them a set of flathead cams a couple of months ago.. I sent them insured for $22. They sent them back in the same box and a slightly larger box (1/2 all sides). They charged my $49 to send them back. I told them about it. NO response.
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