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• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:42:16 -0500
  You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom of the cylinders leaviing the pin bore just below the cylinder...
• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:59:05 -0500
  ...Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area? You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom of the cylinders leaviing...
• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:28:14 -0500
  ...Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area? You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom of the cylinders leaviing...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 18:18:54 EST
  ...engage the rings, -I removed the clip -I rotated the ring compressor until I found the only position which allowed compressor to pass between...
• Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:37:40 -0500
  Does anyone near Brookville/Dayton Ohio zip 45309 have a ring compressor available to rent/borrow for a while? The manuals show a special...
• Re: Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:55:34 -0400
  I used tie wraps in conjunction with a ring compressor tool for this job. I put the ring compressor on the piston and cranked...
• Re: head job
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:14:29 -0700
  ...a ring compressor in there I have not seen a torn down waterboxer engine but can offer that there are piston ring compressors specially...
• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:53:00 -0500
  ...Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area? > > You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom > of the cylinders leaviing...
• Re: TECH TRICK- install cylinders without removing the motor
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 05:40:19 -0500
  > Here you go: > > I read this somewhere on the internet, where this guy took a regular ring > compressor band and nylon tied it around...
• A/C o-rings
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:33:15 -0500
  Anyone have information about o-rings between A/C hoses and compressor? Are they special? Anyone have a source? I've got A/C...
• Re: Piston ring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Thu, 28 May 1998 12:59:29 -0500
  ...Piston ring compressor? > > Hi Folks, well I finally got my heads off. Lots of tapping and heat > required to remove the stuck cylinder liners...
• Piston ring compressor (reply)
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 30 May 1998 13:05:30 -0400
  ...Finally found a very narrow ring compressor that I could slide over the jugs after the pistons were inside. Had to use small wires...
• A/C Trouble shooting - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 18:22:04 -0500
  ...new receiver/drier with "O" rings, new "O"-rings at the compressor, evacuated the system down to minus 29 inches Hg. Added 3 oz...
• AC Leaks
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:06:06 -0400
  The most common leak is faulty "o" rings where the lines connect to the compressor. I would check these first. Be sure to use...
• Re: Ring Compressor Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 May 2009 18:31:06 -0400
  ...Ring Compressor Ideas Removing a cylinder head today (engine in vehicle), I had one thoroughly stuck cylinder which I had to pull with the...
• Re: Rings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:19:22 -0500
  A really big tie wrap can be used as a ring compressor. The oil ring is the toughest. After the rings are in the...
• Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:20:31 -0500
  ...Using ANY method (ring compressor of any type, clamps, 14 people with really small/strong hands), slide the cylinder over the top portion of...
• Re: A/C Trouble shooting - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - David
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 20:00:46 -0400
  ...new receiver/drier with "O" rings, new "O"-rings at the > compressor, evacuated the system down to minus 29 inches Hg. Added 3 oz...
• Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:29:21 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jim (who will use the right ring compressor next time)
• Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:57:59 -0700
  ...Sanden SD 709 135 only cars 240 only Transporter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Seal compressor and re-install if necessary - use new O-rings. -Renew receiver (reservoir) -use...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:29:46 -0400
  I done enough to know the three piece rings can get hung up regardless of the type of compressor used. I have also taken...
• Re: I have questions about converting the AC system to 134a
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:24:37 -0400
  ...all the O-Rings you can get to. When I converted my system to R134a (keeping the old R-12 compressor) I only changed...
• Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:29:33 -0700
  I was able to reinstall a cylinder without using any ring compressor once on one cylinder. It is possible but it is tough to...
• TECH TRICK- install cylinders without removing the motor
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 18:59:22 -0600
  ...I read this somewhere on the internet, where this guy took a regular ring compressor band and nylon tied it around the piston and...
• Re: Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:57:14 -0800
  ...a ring compressor in there > > I have not seen a torn down waterboxer engine but can offer that there > are piston ring compressors specially...
• Heads update
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:54:09 -0800
  ...The old o-ring was as soft as the new one which makes me fell good about the other side. Having a ring compressor...
• Re: AC Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:09:49 -0700
  ...o" rings where the lines > connect to the compressor. I would check these first. Be > sure to use AC quality "o" rings and not...
• Re: rebuilding a/c compressor??
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 19 May 2008 06:49:02 -0600
  I rebuilt the A/C compressor (84 Wolfsburg 2wd) and, as I recall, it was just a couple of internal O'rings that were...
• Rings
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:52:43 -0800
  ...Ring compressor, from my motocross racing days we used a hose clamp as our compressor: any recommendations? 3. I read that one person recommend...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:38:44 -0500
  ...the oil ring, or a single > piston > set? Piston diameter is 93.98. > > Thanks, > > Jim (who will use the right ring compressor next time) > >
• Piston Rings, HELP
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:39:29 -0400
  ...compressor starting from the one GEne Berg sells. I think it will work well. The problem is...I went to replace the broken rings...
• Re: air conditioner ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:15:02 -0600
  ...The O-rings where the large hoses connect to the compressor are a common source of leaks. You should consider converting to R-134a...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:57:07 -0700
  ...the oil ring, or a single >> piston >> set? Piston diameter is 93.98. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jim (who will use the right ring compressor next time) >> >>
• Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 24 May 2002 11:02:27 -0700
  ...The lower o-rings require removal of the cylinders (which requires a piston ring compressor, which requires (typically) removal of the engine...) in order...
• Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:06:05 -0400
  Has anyone ever tried using tie-wraps (zap-straps, whatever) as ring compressors for WBX piston rings? The way I envisage this working is...
• Piston Ring compressor
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 12:58:37 EST
  Busdepot sells one of these. Can I use it to put my cylinders back on that fell off when I removed my head.
• Vanagon AC
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:15:12 -0700
  ...800 for new compressor, dryer,�freon charge, and dye testing (the leak was the compressor seal not the o rings).� Now, all I get...
• Vanagon AC
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:15:13 -0700
  ...800 for new compressor, dryer,�freon charge, and dye testing (the leak was the compressor seal not the o rings).� Now, all I get...
• Re: Replacing piston rings
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:32:21 -0700
  ...Getting the rings compressed only involved using a side-clamp type ring compressor. This kind easily separates to be pulled out around the con...
• Re: Air 'Conditioning'
  Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
  Wed, 14 May 1997 15:46:37 -0700
  ...get away with just replacing the o-rings. My wife's Honda apparently destroyed the compressor, leaving the system wide open. How the technician...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:55:43 -0400
  ...Thanks, Jim (who will use the right ring compressor next time)
• Piston Ring Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Sun, 31 May 1998 18:16:26 -0500
  I have done the headgasket/head replacement and put in new rings on a '91GL with some pretty simple tools. I did not remove...
• Re: Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:06:21 -0500
  ...a ring compressor in there > > I have not seen a torn down waterboxer engine but can offer that there > are piston ring compressors specially...
• Re: AC Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:28:21 -0500
  ...The most common leak is faulty "o" rings where the lines connect to the compressor. I would check these first. Be sure to use...
• Re: Piston ring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 30 May 1998 18:30:23 -0100
  ...I had to do this again I would rather buy a ring compressor that works > from one of the excellent vendors who contribute to...
• Re: [Syncro] Cylinder sleeves
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 13:34:37 -0400
  ...Put some oil on the clamp,piston and ring, and then tighten up the clamp and use it like a (narrow) ring compressor. If...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:16:36 -0700
  ...I need to figure out how I can compress the rings to reinstall the > cylinders. A normal ring compressor is used when sliding the...
• Re: air conditioner ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:40:21 -0600
  ...Replace all of the O rings in the system as well as the Dryer and any in-line strainers. A new compressor will top...
• Re: A/C compressor
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 21:27:40 -0400
  ...The one that ticked me, $6 each for $3.25 (their cost) O-rings for the compressor, which are by any means about $.50...
• Re: vanagon Snap-On piston ring tool
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 20:16:05 +0000
  At 02:00 PM 9/13/96 +0000, you wrote: >Scott - >I used a generic VW size piston ring compressor, it works, but . . . >How...
• Re: R12 or R134 - How to distinguish?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:58:51 -0400
  ...If you drain the compressor, you will get probably 7 or the 8 ounces. Be sure to replace the o-ring on the compressor...
• Re: Hazet assistant 172 HD
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 15:07:01 -0700
  ...How about those ring compressors jim? Kinky eh? :-) > On Aug 8, 2021, at 2:33 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >
• Re: Tricks to getting cylinder barrels back on?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 5 May 2003 09:06:53 -0400
  ...I've found a ring compressor >that should work in a tight space that might do it: Some on the list will tell you...
• Piston ring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Thu, 28 May 1998 13:11:22 -0400
  ...Has anyone ever compressed the rings and slide on the cylinder liner with the piston still attached? If so, how? Or has anyone removed...
• Texas (or any) AC help
  Historical mailing list - Dave Creasy
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:59:31 -0400
  ...year and I have replaced O-rings, Rec/Dryer, Orifice and Compressor. Maybe Barrier lines and O-rings will solve my dilemma. Dave '78...
• Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:22:07 -0400
  ...Removing the cylinders, leaving the pistons and trying to finagle a > band ring compressor on to reinstall the cylinders. > > I have good info on...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:58:21 -0400
  Hello, It is difficult to understand how you can get 4 bad compressors,but I think I have an idea.First, have the shop...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:12:14 -0800
  ...Then I install piston with new rings down into the barrel from the top in the conventional way with a 'normal' piston right compressor...
• compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 10:33:57 -0800
  ...If you've used the compressor (hi Alistair!), which route did you go? 3) It seems that the VW specific ring tool ( http://goo...
• Re: Ring compressor ideas
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 18 May 2009 23:19:56 -0500
  On a 2 liter type IV motor a number of years ago, I had a similar situation. I used a large hose clamp successfully...