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**HELP** Piston Rings

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Old May 1, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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Exclamation **HELP** Piston Rings

Does anyone have a diagram how piston rings are supposed to be installed? which direction they are supposed to fit..they are Sealed Power Hellfire rings..i cant seem to find sealed powers website. Thanks

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Old May 1, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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doesn't the box label them on the tab?? all sealed power boxes I've used have had such.... there should be a dot on the flat area = faces up
Old May 1, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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Not as it top to bottom, but which way the endgaps are supposed to face, im pretty sure theyre supposed to be 120* away from each other, but i cant remember the order , or which way is supposed to go, or does it not matter?
Old May 1, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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just put them opposite of each other they will spin once the engine is running anyway. Just don't line them up. All I ever do never had any issues at all.
Old May 1, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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as uedlose states , place them at opposite ends of each other
Old May 2, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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Maybe you shouldnt be assembling an engine if you dont know **** like that


lol just kidding, gotta say thanks for the quick tip guys, im helping him build an engine for his car (that second post was actually me)

For those who care, its a 347 for his 90, whos engine seized... some of the best carnage since My77 split his crank in 3
Old May 2, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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I scanned this from my best engine building book.

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