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• Re: Weird engine meltdown... Attn: Bob MacD and Jake Raby
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:03:02 -0400
  ...Looks like maybe it stuck a ring. Divot extends down the > side of the piston to the oil control ring. Cylinder head has damage...
• Re: 86vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 06:10:27 EST
  ...did not presume that anyone would be changing the 0-rings on that piston assembly other than at a full transmission rebuild. Ha ! WRONG...
• Cylinder Types
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:52:07 -0600
  ...Cylinder material, matching piston materials, ring materials. Back in my aviation days I remember aircraft cylinder barrels being steel(or maybe cast iron - machined...
• Does GREG'S Import Motor's Suck?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:14:32 -0400
  ...The oil scraper rings were installed with the expansion "springs" overlapping, so that the rings didn't expand out from the piston. The connecting...
• Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 26 May 2013 11:22:21 -0700
  ...How would a caliper piston O ring cause this? Like even if braking hard, can the O ring hold the piston firmly enough that...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 01:01:40 -0400
  ...The #4 piston rings where almost seized due to a faulty head gasket, coolant was leaking in the cylinder drying this one and slowly...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:16:54 -0400
  ...You usually will be able to get away with honing cylinders, cleaning pistons and installing new rings and top and bottom o-ring coolant...
• Re: Silicone in oil analysis
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:13:15 -0600
  Yes, off road driving is terminal for the engine (pistons/rings/cylinder walls) unless the K&N is heavily oiled to "close" the large...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 19:25:40 -0400
  ...pistons while they are still in the engine. I almost had the first back on just using my fingers, but the oil ring is...
• Re: Re : synthetic motor oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 20:15:25 -0500
  ...How many sets of piston rings have you ever seen ? Did you know that there are about thirty different designs for compression rings, oil...
• Re: valve cover gasket
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 05:13:58 -0600
  ...The fix of course was to fix the cylinders, pistons, and rings. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver dawn wrote: > In the last 3 months...
• FW: Cylinder Sleeves Quick Question
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:25:08 -0400
  ...When you build an engine you must hone this cross hatch pattern into the cylinder walls to best provide for piston ring "break in...
• Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 20:16:05 -0500
  ...the other things I have a chance to do when the pistons are out of the cylinder is check for broken rings, oil the...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 23:17:47 -0500
  ...Why is it important to replace the Pistons if they look fine? I understand the rings and other components but why the actual piston...
• Re: engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Aug 2017 06:27:39 +0000
  ...Common issues with some rebuilds include low oil pressure, bad rings, low compression due to incorrect piston design, and early valve failures. You would...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 12:51:02 -0300
  ...snap ring pliers or a small set of needle nose pliers. It is >> >a > >>really good idea to shove rags around the piston bases...
• Re: Head gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - Walter E. Stephens
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 22:14:45 -0700
  ...O-rings go at the base of the cylinder - can you install them >with out pulling the cylinder out past the piston rings? Should...
• Head gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:29:04 -0700
  ...I am also considreing replacing the piston rings too. TIA for all info sent! Joe Tu
• head replacement details, nitty gritty
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 02:12:11 +0000
  ...not stuck to the heads you will pull it past the piston rings and that this is not fun to do.(that being said...
• Re: Piston cylinders
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Sat, 26 May 2007 18:53:47 -0700
  ...They need to be good at the top and bottom mounting areas as well as the o-ring area. Bore wear is not a...
• Re: Big Valves for me? - too long.
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:14:13 -0700
  ...source of pistons, cylinders and rings - got them at Bruce Tassi's in colma, but if you look around there are a few places...
• Re: 1990 heads
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:40:05 -0400
  ...but did the piston rings come out of the cylinder? If so, that's a whole different question. Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85...
• Re: Confirming a Bad Head Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 May 2002 22:24:12 -0500
  ...don't do a valve job and re-ring #3, or better , install new piston, rings and matching cylinder.. It's number three cylinder...
• Ringing #4 Cyl
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:07:11 -0700
  ...As most of you have gathered from my threads, Inga's #4 piston rings are leaking (compression 105) and this is what has been...
• Re: DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)availability of Cofap piston/liners
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 95 11:51:57 MST
  ...Of course I was paranoid enough to weight all the pistons, and check the piston cylinder clearances and the ring end gap but that...
• Re: 0 psi comp on #1! ;-( questions for you guys!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:31:20 -0800
  ...and yes the rings along with a quicky hone of the barrels makes sense while it's apart..now to determine what the actual...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Pt II
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 19:53:20 -0400
  ...if it's a good idea to replace the rings >and remove the pistons and cylinders to give them a thourough cleaning. >Good idea...
• Re: 2.1 questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:09:54 -0700
  Scott, Appears to be no endplay and the rings & pistons LOOK good, free to move and there's no traces of metal anywhere. I...
• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:02:27 -0500
  ...One of the things to also check on the pistons is the ring lands, (side of grooves). These do wear especially the top lands...
• Re: DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:59:43 -0800
  ...I ended up using the > > 3-3/8 - 3-5/8 size. > > > > Get the piston TDC. Clean the piston and > > rings. Offset the rings...
• Re: mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:54:43 -0800
  Hmmm - I didn't see any springs when I rebuilt my calipers, just an O-ring and a rubber boot. Run-out and rotor...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:42:25 -0600
  ...wrote: > I am in the process of rebuilding a 1.9L, and am just >about ready to clean up the pistons and hone the...
• FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:14:24 -0600
  ...5K Cylinders honed, new std rod bearings, new std bore rings, new lifters, new cam, new Melling Oil Pump. I'll ship this engine...
• Re: FW: Cylinder Sleeves Quick Question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:23:37 -0400
  ...Cylinder taper will make the rings move in and out of the piston grove as it goes up and down in the cylinder. the...
• Re: WBX Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:28:15 PST
  ...reground cam & followers,new oil pump,Hand selected pistons & cyl honed glass beaded & re-ringed,Complete German gasget set,rockers installed & valves adjusted,even...
• Re: EXPERTISE NEEDED! oil pressure woes con't. part 4
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 09:18:55 EST
  ...is to take the used pistons and fit them to new cylinders...the used pistons are serviceable (ring lands square and all that) but...
• Re: Head stuck to cylinder: need advice
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:49:30 EDT
  You could get some think plastic wedges and put them in between the "ears" of the piston sleeve and the head between the two...
• Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A (repost)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:08:48 -0800
  ...No sealant required; may be held in place with grease > while installing. > 6) Upper piston O-rings. No sealant. > 7) Lower Piston O-rings...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:37:58 -0400
  ...If compression is higher, it must be the >>rings. It's NOT the piston pin circlip that came out and scratch the wall, >>believe...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:47:33 -0500
  ...more precisely i took over the pistons and sleeves to see if they could be reused since i was tight on money. we got...
• Re: Soft brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 22:32:07 -0700
  ...This piston that you are pushing has a few O-rings and seals of sorts to keep the oil from spilling back past the...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:07:44 EDT
  ...mention. >> Although it is unlikely, a very rich mixture *could* cause piston ring problems, due to carbon build-up, oil dilution & bearing failure as...
• Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 08:16:37 -0700
  ...Then turn it back a hair and wipe out the ring of particle infested grease. Then run each piston down and up and down...
• Re: 84 Wolfy-Gas in Oil & oil light intermittent & stutter*long*
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:17:39 EST
  ...I have gas in my oil. > >Tim, this could be a sign of worn out piston rings, letting combustion >gases >slip by the rings...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 01:49:40 -0400
  ...Why is it important to replace the Pistons if they look fine? I > understand the rings and other components but why the actual piston...
• Re: Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:47:34 -0700
  ...new rings and hone the barrels ..? > that 'could' be a viable repair. > > The subject line makes it sound like 'one piston ring' may have...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:15:04 -0800
  ...I didn't check the rings or pull the pistons when I replaced my gaskets - just rolled the new black rings down the cylinders...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:33:30 -0700
  ...The rings were not even touched during my installation. Someone suggested that I might have a piston pin clip falling off. That would be...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:40:37 -0800
  ...And I'm sure I'll my sanity will thank me when I > put the piston rings on (without removing the pistons). > > Tom >
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 12:21:34 -0800
  ...Supposedly it is possible to replace that O ring without pulling the sleeve off the piston, but I'll be damned if I could...
• Re: need help with splitting the case
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:02:57 -0700
  ...to > remove the pistons before splitting--and if so, then > how? The > obstruction seems like it might be a ring, but I try > to...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 18:03:04 -0700
  ...Of course, I had to go and snap one of the rings with my screwdriver (oops). So tomorrow I'll be picking up a...
• Re: Looking for a bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 15:21:31 -0500
  ...I then put another $1000 to1625 replace cylinders, pistons, rings, and heads, plus minor asthetic improve- ments. So I have a sound van-- mechanically...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:49:11 -0400
  ...New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect "Let the piston meltdowns and broken rings begin." Even I, a registered Vanagon ninnyhammer, would not want to melt my...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:17:29 -0700
  ...Found excessive leak in my #1 cylinder > through the > piston rings into the crank case. I could feel a strong flow or air coming...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 21 May 2016 12:12:29 -0700
  ...Get the pistons, direct, forward, and reverse. These do not come in the kits. Where though? Some other thread mentions getting correct o-rings...
• RE: Head restoration.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 9 Jul 97 00:43:18 UT
  The metal sealing rings commonly stick to the inside of the heads - look like a thin raised ring around the top of the bore...
• Re: Auto trans kit? Parts Source!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:41:50 -0500
  ...65030 Bushing Kit 65070 front seal 65076A Axle seals A65010A Filter A65964 Forward Clutch Piston A65022 2nd gear brake band A65962A Reverse Clutch Piston...
• 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 May 2015 16:34:54 -0700
  ...He said this improved the brakes and that the issue had to do with either the piston position or the O ring itself (not...
• Re: Knock Knock ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:31:49 -0800
  ...A > compression or leak down test may be able to locate the offending > ring. > Piston slap would more likely be due to a piston...