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>> Also, how do I tell if I need to replace the piston rings? I was
>> getting a lot of oil build up on the #1 sparkplug, and i assumed the
>> rings were bad. Dummy that I am I never did a compression test before
I
>> tore-down the engine. What should I look for the make a judgement on
the
>> rings?
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>If you removed the pistons from their bores, you WILL need new rings.
You
>can never get them back into the original positions that they wore into,
and
>will never really seal properly. The real question now is do you need a
>rebore to oversize. That can only be determined by careful measurement
of
>the piston and bore to determine how mush wear you have. If it's beyond
>specification for taper and clearance then you must rebore oversize or
you
>will have the same problem in just a short while.
>
>Barry Schwartz
Hello Barry,
Good point. How do I measure this? Is this info in my Bently manual?
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