Subject: Re: RE installing rings problems
Author: Martin Cooke
Date: Aug 7, 2002, 4:49 AM
Post ID: 1710752777
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very true, you should do that. thing is....i can't believe they don't move round while running. anyone know for sure?
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From: Pete
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 3:09 AM
Subject: Re: RE installing rings problems
In a message dated 08/06/2002 3:03:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, cook-@virgin.net writes:
something may be worth trying is to clean out the ring groove in the old
piston before fitting the new rings.
there is a special tool for the job, but many ppl use a section of broken
ring. you probably have that :-)
Havent done it myself yet but I rememeber reading that the ring gap should be staggered around the piston, in other words the ring gaps shoudl not all be at the same point.
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080>very true, you should do that. thing
is....i can't believe they don't move round while running. anyone know for
sure?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080>cookie</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=pl-@aol.com href="mailto:plsch-@aol.com">Pete</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Loopf-@topica.com
href="mailto:Loopfram-@topica.com">Loopfram-@topica.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 07, 2002 3:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: RE installing rings
problems</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a message dated
08/06/2002 3:03:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, <A
href="mailto:cook-@virgin.net">cook-@virgin.net</A> writes: <BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">something may be worth trying is to clean out the ring groove in
the old <BR>piston before fitting the new rings. <BR><BR>there is a special
tool for the job, but many ppl use a section of broken <BR>ring. you
probably have that :-) <BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000
size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Havent done it myself yet but I
rememeber reading that the ring gap should be staggered around the piston, in
other words the ring gaps shoudl not all be at the same point. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT>
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