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Ring Gap Spacing

By John - 06/02/2001 9:40:07 PM; IP 142.177.104.5

After tearing down my 428 (shot main bearings due to internal leaking of antifreeze due to cracked block as far as I can see), I noticed that a few pistons had the 1st and 2nd ring end gaps lined up. I always install rings with the oil ring gap lined up with the wrist pin (scrapers 1 inch to the left and right of the control ring) and the 1st and 2nd rings 120 degrees apart from the oil ring and each other. One book I have says the oil ring gap should be on the opposite face to the thrust side (I guess that means the gap points towards the crank) with the 1st and 2nd rings having their gaps in line with the wrist pin. Any ideas on this?

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Ring Gap Spacing -- John, 06/02/2001

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RE: Ring end Gaps align up ? -- Paul, 06/05/2001

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