Oil control ring?
13-12-2010, 11:27 PM
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Oil control ring?
Hi chaps this might sound like a really stupid question but iv gapped all my piston rings to 18thou wich is what i was told but i havnt gapped the oil control ring yet.and my question is:iv got wossner pistons andyhe oil control rings is a 3 piece set do i just gap each individual ring to 18thou?or is there anything else i should do?
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14-12-2010, 01:56 PM
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I gaped mine similarly with a slitting disc in a dremel, on the oil control rings the gap is not so important, and best made a little big if anything. The rings to gap are the top and bottom "thin" ones, leave the actual zig-zag scraper ring alone, this will compress when inserted into the bore.
14-12-2010, 03:58 PM
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Follow the ring providers instructions.
Although if you gap an oil ring at 18thou, expect it to burn oil.
There is no one generic answer that fits all, so why try and use one instead of following instructions ?
Although if you gap an oil ring at 18thou, expect it to burn oil.
There is no one generic answer that fits all, so why try and use one instead of following instructions ?
14-12-2010, 08:06 PM
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Rings to 18thou it ment the oil control ring also.hence why i asked
14-12-2010, 08:07 PM
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I gaped mine similarly with a slitting disc in a dremel, on the oil control rings the gap is not so important, and best made a little big if anything. The rings to gap are the top and bottom "thin" ones, leave the actual zig-zag scraper ring alone, this will compress when inserted into the bore.
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