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Old 01-26-2015, 02:01 PM   #18
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Default Re: .015 over pistons

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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg View Post
OK, now that I see a better picture it does look like the oil ring is the bottom ring, but the middle ring also looks like an oil ring. Maybe it's just a second ring of a design I've never seen before. At any rate, the oil ring should have the gaps widely spaced, and not lined up as pictured.

This last picture also shows some evidence of pinging. Notice the light erosion above the top ring.
but the middle ring also looks like an oil ring. Maybe it's just a second ring of a design I've never seen before.

They use to use them back in the day. That was before scrap rings. Maybe they though they would seat better with those wide rings.
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