I would mic the cyl. side to side and front to back at top middle and bottom of ring travel and see what numbers you have. If you have some room then give it a hone and mic again. If you can't get a cross hatch pattern within tolerences then bore. I would have thought they would protect the cylander walls and the gasket surface too.

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