I wonder...do you have the rings on upside down? Most have a dot or other
mark to show you what side is up and what side is down. Rings have a very
slightly tapered edge.
Roger Gleason
51-AD-3100 Huckster
Justin, take one of the rings and put it in the cyl bore and take a piston
turn it upside down and make sure it is square in the bore . It should fit
with a small amount of clearance on the ends of the ring, I don't remember
just
what the clearance should be at the moment but if you are having the
problem
of getting them in then this should tell if it is the right ring .
I'm thinking about 10-19 thou. on the clearance.
Also it is easy to get the oil rings out of whack, make sure they are
sitting down in the groove right.
Also the ring squeezer must be tight, I will put mine on and bump the
piston
some and re tighten before I start in the bore. make sure you use a lot of
oil to lube them at this point.
Pat 67 Nova SS
41 Art Deco chevy truck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Earl" <porkchopzz4@earthlink.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:58 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Pistons won't go in SB
> Hi all:
>
> I've run into a weird problem with my 350 engine build. I got the block
back
> from the machine shop and the cylinders were just cleaned up, not bored.
They
> are standard and mic to 4.02. I got some standard rings and am reusing
the
> old pistons. The piston grooves have been thoroughly cleaned and then
soaked
> in a solvent and are completely clean (no carbon). When I tried to
installed
> the #1 piston (all pistons were marked when removed) with the rings, it
will
> not go in. The ring gap is about .025. I finally forced it thinking
that
> there might be a slight ridge still on the bore and once past that it
would be
> fine..... this thing is super tight all the way down the bore.
Therefore,
the
> only thing I can figure is that the rings are wrong... too thick or the
wrong
> ones or something. Has anyone else run into this and can you give me any
> advice?
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Justin Earl
> '51 3800 dually
> '78 El Camino
> '79 Corvette (ZZ4)
> '69 VW Squareback
> '00 VW New Beetle (wife's toy)
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