Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: Re: the oil leak saga continues...into headwork

Author: Patrick Hayes

Date: Jul 10, 2001, 10:57 PM

Post ID: 1707445655


In a message dated 07/10/2001 8:30:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
guzzis-@hotmail.com writes:

<< I guess an air
cooled VW one would do it, but haven't seen one around...maybe I'm not
looking hard enough. >>

Good tool suppliers have this type of ring compressors. Mine is a KD #850H.

http://www.cartools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=001&Produ

ct_Code=saegK-D850&Category_Code=EG

These tools have a wide variety of compression bands. Get the size which is
specific to the diameter of your pistons. Don't try to scrimp by matching a
wrong size band. You WILL break a ring.

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