piston rings
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RE: piston rings
It's not a hard thing to do so here's the procedure.
Take each ring,one at a time,and using a piston,shove it squarely into the cylinder it will be running in.
Use a feeler guage to measure the end gap of the ring.
If the end gap is correct I install the ring on the piston that will be used in that cylinder so I don't get it mixed up with the others.
If the end gap isn't correct (it usually isn't) you need to file the end of the ring until it is.Be carefull,sometimes you don't need to take much off.Once it's gone you can't put it back.You might do a trial run with one of the old rings to see how fast the file takes material off.Too much gap gives you lots of blow-by and high oil consumption.[:'(]Too little and you get ruined cylinder walls and /or broken rings.[:@]
Do this twenty three more times and you're done.
Take each ring,one at a time,and using a piston,shove it squarely into the cylinder it will be running in.
Use a feeler guage to measure the end gap of the ring.
If the end gap is correct I install the ring on the piston that will be used in that cylinder so I don't get it mixed up with the others.
If the end gap isn't correct (it usually isn't) you need to file the end of the ring until it is.Be carefull,sometimes you don't need to take much off.Once it's gone you can't put it back.You might do a trial run with one of the old rings to see how fast the file takes material off.Too much gap gives you lots of blow-by and high oil consumption.[:'(]Too little and you get ruined cylinder walls and /or broken rings.[:@]
Do this twenty three more times and you're done.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,234
From: PA
RE: piston rings
Get a ring installer for when youre ready to put them on the piston. Some spread the rings by hand but you risk breaking the rings. Some can do it, some cant. Get an installer. Spreader, whatever you want to call them.
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