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08-20-2015 09:03 PM #1
sealed power E251K30 piston rings
Quick question. I accidentally spilled my piston rings on the work bench and before I put the rings on the piston I wanted to check with you guys to make sure I am doing it right.
I need to know which is the top ring and which is the second ring?
One of the two top rings is a little wider than the other. Does the wider ring go as the first (top) ring?
Appreciate your help.
Jeri
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08-21-2015 09:05 AM #2
Welcome to CHR, Jeri!
The top two rings in your set are both 5/64” thick and both have a dot on the top of the ring but that is where the likeness ends! The top ring does about 80% of the compression so the installation is critical. The top ring is a lot stiffer that the second ring. The second ring will have a bevel on the on the opposite side of the dot and will be noticeable easier to compress.
See below - From our friends at Hot Rod Magazine.
When installing, put the oil rings on first, then the second ring and finally the top ring.
Remember to offset the end gaps between the top two rings."Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil
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08-21-2015 07:07 PM #3
Thanks for the info.. Very helpful.
Jeri
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08-21-2015 07:21 PM #4
.030 over 350 - going in the '40 Ford, Jeri?"Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil
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08-28-2015 02:56 PM #5
New project. This 350 is going the in 30 ford coupe.
Again, thanks all for your input.
Jeri
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08-28-2015 03:25 PM #6
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Jus' pullin' your chain, but then again, we DO LOVE PICTURES!!!Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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08-28-2015 06:53 PM #7
Give me a couple of weeks and I hope I will have some picts worth showing.
Jeri
John's ride to the cemetery, his beloved Billings OK bus, The Baby Elephant!! Traveling in style!! As his service was starting I couldn't figure out what the music was, heavy on a flute in a jaunty...
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