Subject: Re: Ring Gaps
Author: Tom Formberg
Date: Feb 4, 2001, 4:04 PM
Post ID: 1705272574
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Anyone spare any thoughts on the positioning of ring gaps when you are
installing new rings on a piston. When the weather warms a bit I have new
cylinders/pistons/rings/wrist pins to install on my Eldorado. I gather that
I should be positioning the ring gaps around the piston, say every 120
degrees before sliding the piston into the barrel. But the oil control ring
really has three gaps - one for each thin one that sandwiches the wavy middle
one - what do you do with these gaps? Maybe none of this matters and I
should just put them in without any regards to spacing because the rings will
move around on their own? Any thoughts on this stuff???
Thanks,
Tom
'83 SP/Hedingham
'73 Eldorado
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Anyone spare any thoughts on the positioning of ring gaps when you are
<BR>installing new rings on a piston. When the weather warms a bit I have new
<BR>cylinders/pistons/rings/wrist pins to install on my Eldorado. I gather that
<BR>I should be positioning the ring gaps around the piston, say every 120
<BR>degrees before sliding the piston into the barrel. But the oil control ring
<BR>really has three gaps - one for each thin one that sandwiches the wavy middle
<BR>one - what do you do with these gaps? Maybe none of this matters and I
<BR>should just put them in without any regards to spacing because the rings will
<BR>move around on their own? Any thoughts on this stuff???<I>
<BR>Thanks,
<BR>Tom
<BR>'83 SP/Hedingham
<BR>'73 Eldorado</I></FONT></HTML>
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