lowandsleekDSM
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jul 31, 2007
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tampa,
Florida
Hey everyone,
Im in the middle of putting my 7bolt motor back together and came to a shocking conclusion that my oil rings and the compression ring are to thick for the piston ring groove (yes wierd i know) The piston rings were ordered through Parts America (which i found through NAPA i believe i cant remember i ordered them so long ago) now my question is....whats the fitment suppose to be like when you install new piston rings? Tight? not so tight? or what? And yes i bought a piston ring groove cleaner thinking there might be more buildup in the grooves themselves and i just cleaned them up as good as possible and they still dont fit. Im not sure what i`m suppose to do here.
Im in the middle of putting my 7bolt motor back together and came to a shocking conclusion that my oil rings and the compression ring are to thick for the piston ring groove (yes wierd i know) The piston rings were ordered through Parts America (which i found through NAPA i believe i cant remember i ordered them so long ago) now my question is....whats the fitment suppose to be like when you install new piston rings? Tight? not so tight? or what? And yes i bought a piston ring groove cleaner thinking there might be more buildup in the grooves themselves and i just cleaned them up as good as possible and they still dont fit. Im not sure what i`m suppose to do here.
