Posted by spiffy1 on March 23, 2009 at 12:11:50 from (70.41.137.72):
In Reply to: Sleeves and Rings posted by georgeky on March 23, 2009 at 10:35:46:
If you're mostly after clearing up some oil burning, I'd guess the easy answer is to have the head done first (still can eat up $500 real quick, but you're only out a head gasket if you go further later) and leave the rest alone. A set of rings can do well and even better with new sleeves, but either with your own labor or paying someone, that can be good money after bad as easily - though for your usage odds are perhaps in your favor.
Of course I've only done a couple each way (full job or just rings and head) and haven't been burned yet, so my advice is arbitrary compared to those with dozens or hundreds behind them
A local machine shop fellow was telling me a while back he's a bit reluctant doing "parade tractors" [though especially for JD's], because often he'll look at the bore and recommend boring to new pistons or to accept a sleeve, but they don't want to get that kind of money in a parade tractor - resulting often enough in complaints a year or so later.
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