I have that tool and it has several different ring groove sizes. I always
preferred the broken ring as long as you managed to wrap it in something so
you didn't cut the crap out of your hand!
Frank Krajewski
----- Original Message -----
From: <RampantNM@aol.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 12:05 PM
Subject: [Mgs] Removing Carbon Build Up on Piston Heads
> In a message dated 2/18/2008 5:17:21 AM Mountain Standard Time,
> frankk@intap.net writes:
>
> The broken ring is used to scrape carbon out of the ring grooves. It has
> been done for years.
> Frank Krajewski
>
>
> They used to make a tool for that, but you had to be really careful not to
> enlarge the ring grooves in the pistons.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert B. Houston
>
> 74.5 MGBGT
> 73 MG Midget
>
> As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Skinners Union
> carburetors in his vintage MG, highly functional yet pleasingly formed,
> perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced
> hands,
> the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and
> adjusted as
> described in chapter seven of the Haynes shop manual.
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