juli0_bustamante

i have 2 manuals and both have really vauge instructions. either that or my dumb *** doesnt undestand what its trying to tell me. anyone have pics or likns to a good refference site?

thanks!

Bone1

from helms, but rotated...........

The pic is set to be as viewed from front bumper.........

juli0_bustamante

you da man mista!!! i had seen this in a book somewhere and i couldnt remember where i had it. thanks!

darksol2005

just offset the gaps from each other. it's not a huge deal. the rings are gonna rotate around in the bore anyways when you get it runnin

HMT-Admin

As long as the 2 compression rings are 180 from each other and no aligned on the intake/exhaust or wrist pin area you'll be fine. The oil rings I also space out.

Be sure to measure ring end gap

Donald125

whats the real reason of Not putting a ring gap inline with the pin hole??

juli0_bustamante

funk dat! this is HMT flat rate ----. Well, wait... i think i rather do it right seeing as how this isnt for my car and i would havt for something to go bad.

Ill have to buy some feeler gauges cause i lost my old ones. ---- i hate losing ----!

sscivicsi

acually, in theory the piston rings will have no chance to move side to side seeing how they are moving up and down, and not in a spiral motion.

Bone1

yep, compression rings gaps should be evenly spaced on the non-thrust side, 80-120 degrees apart.......