Re: piston ring size

Posted by casey rog On 2013/3/16 19:35:05

Gentlemen,
Thank you for your responses. Ross, yes I did (after the first removal of the pistons) re-gap the rings, After the second removal I did get a groove cleaner and cleaned out the groove until they were shiny. I must get an new head gasket since the one I am using now has been on and off three times ( and the compression of #2 cylinder is 30 psi lower than the rest of the cylinders). But I feel better that the rings are within specs. I even went as far as polishing the outside edge of the rings on a wire wheel to remove the black oxide plating. I bought a starter on ebay last year, checked the inside, beautiful, no thrown solder or anything weird so I replace the brushes and I think I'll change out the starter tomorrow, get some STP (saw some at O'Reileys) and keep on trying. Thanks, again
Casey Rog