hey all: talked to Hastings ring co. about the massive oil problem. "Read" the rings to them over the phone to what they look like. It sounded to them that the compression rings were spinning in the grooves. Finally got two people to think maybe the grease wouldn't let the rings catch right away and the rings were free to spin. By the time the grease was gone it was too late and the rings continued to spin and ruin them. The 2nd compression rings tapered "edge" that contacts the cylinder wall to scrape oil off lookes to be "rounded" off. Some feel the spinning ring could of ruined the ring(s) by "filing" them down by wearing the wrong way across the cross hatch pattern. Any thoughts on that one? We sent a pistion and rings out of the first rebuild to Hasting's to analyze for us. I'll let you know what they say. We haven't taken the motor apart yet. We're going to wait for their response. The top comp. ring on both sides are polished off with circular "cut" marks around the entire sides surfaces. Compression rings on all 8 cylinders are worn the same. Detonation was the only common thing associated with ring spin. (there are other reasons, but we feel they don't apply)
We don't feel the engine has a detonation problem. Any thoughts on this? Let me know. Thanks