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> On Apr 29, 2022, at 9:17 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys <healeys@autox.team=
.net> wrote:
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> I put 40 over / 5 ring pistons on my BJ8 - 100K miles later the car burns n=
o oil & hone is as good as the day it was machined.... so I do prefer that i=
t doesn't eat any oil. I am not averse to putting all 5 on if you can.
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> Best,
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> Alan
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>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 1:11 AM Henry G Leach via Healeys <healeys@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
>> The way I understand it, is today its all about friction. Many of the mod=
ern day pistons are three ring only. In the old days we needed all the squee=
ze we could get to keep oil out of the combustion. With todays machining cap=
abilities, tolerances are so close that its not as much an issue as in the p=
ast. If you want less drag on your engine you can leave out the oil control s=
et, but you may get some blow by on these old iron clunkers.=20
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>> I tend to follow the proper parts assembly, so that if there are five slo=
ts I fill them with 5 rings. My NOS replacement .020 Mahle pistons had 4 and=
a matched set of Grant rings fit perfect. No blowby and good compression. H=
ank
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhon=
e</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 29, 2022, at 9:=
17 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><b=
r></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">I put 40 over / 5 ring pistons on my BJ8 - 10=
0K miles later the car burns no oil & hone is as good as the day it was m=
achined.... so I do prefer that it doesn't eat any oil. I am not avers=
e to putting all 5 on if you can.<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Alan</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 1:11 AM Henry G Leach via Healeys &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>> w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>The way=
I understand it, is today its all about friction. Many of the modern day pi=
stons are three ring only. In the old days we needed all the squeeze we coul=
d get to keep oil out of the combustion. With todays machining capabilities,=
tolerances are so close that its not as much an issue as in the past. If yo=
u want less drag on your engine you can leave out the oil control set, but y=
ou may get some blow by on these old iron clunkers. <div><br></div><div=
>I tend to follow the proper parts assembly, so that if there are five slots=
I fill them with 5 rings. My NOS replacement .020 Mahle pistons had 4 and a=
matched set of Grant rings fit perfect. No blowby and good compression. Han=
k<br><br><div></div><p><br></p></div></div>
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