If re-ringing the engine, honing the bores is mandatory in order for the new rings to seat. Might be some cases of miracles happening, but last I checked, it wasnt possible to inbed cast iron rings into a cylinder wall unless there was something there for them to cut into...ie: honing cross-hatch.

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