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Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:29:21 -0500
Got the hesitant piston out of my 2.1 yesterday. Putting the piston back in, I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just...
Re: Looking for 94.5MM 1.9 Piston Rings
Historical mailing list - John Connolly
Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:55:36 -0700
...Please tell me the ring thicknesses on those pistons Z. John Aircooled.Net Inc. I'm looking for a set of piston rings for...
Re: piston rings!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 22:10:25 -0600
Nothing wrong with re-ringing a piston, provided the ring grooves are still in spec. as regards ring lands wear. As an engine ages...
Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:55:43 -0400
And the piston needs to be pushed in from the top! Especially if you have the three piece oil rings. Otherwiese they get caught...
Re: Piston Rings, HELP
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:47:55 -0400
...You should replace all four sets of rings to keep the engine balanced. I have been using the "Gapes" piston rings with great success...
1.9 vs. 2.1 top piston ring width
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:27:46 -0300
Does anyone know if the width of the top piston ring on 2.1 are wider than the 1.9's. The top rings...
Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:38:44 -0500
...Putting the piston back > in, > I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just the oil ring, or a single > piston > set? Piston diameter...
Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:57:07 -0700
...Putting the piston back >> in, >> I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just the oil ring, or a single >> piston >> set? Piston diameter...
Re: 1.9 vs. 2.1 top piston ring width
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:11:24 -0700
...2.1 top piston ring width Does anyone know if the width of the top piston ring on 2.1 are wider than the...
Re: Heads off, piston ring broken
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:51:23 -0400
http://www.benplace.com/bjp_head2/100_0046.jpg This is the easiest way (not to say the only way) to put back pistons...
Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:29:46 -0400
...Putting the piston > back in, I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just the oil ring, or > a single piston set? Piston diameter...
Re: Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 18:34:39 -0400
...Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings? Has anyone ever tried using tie-wraps (zap-straps, whatever) as ring compressors for...
1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:09:26 -0400
...new ring set (3 rings in my case) onto the old pistons -Art of inspecting and clean the ring lands on the piston - PLEASE...
Re: Piston Ring Replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 14 May 2007 09:50:37 -0400
...Just as important as ring gap is the ring lands in the pistons. At this mileage the lands are most likely worn and replacing...
Looking for 94.5MM 1.9 Piston Rings
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:42:29 -0800
Hey folks, I'm looking for a set of piston rings for a 1.9. The key here is that this is a Canadian...
Re: Safe 2.1/1.9 Rpm: survey/query
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:42:14 -0400
...Personally the RPM onset of > ring resonace is probably dependent: on milage, wear on the engine, > which piston and ring combo, cyclinder wall condition...
Cylinder sleeves, new problem
Historical mailing list
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:25:44 -0600
...So...we order a set of rings from BD or Ken, do we need to change all the piston rings (all four pistons) or...
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...
Re: Replacing piston rings
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:42:53 -0400
When reringing the pistons you need to remove the carbon build up in the ring groove or the ring will not compress enough to...
Re: Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:57:14 -0800
...Then you are faced with the task of getting them over the rings, or removing the pistons. With the piston pins usually very firmly...
Re: Wanted: ONE Piston Ring (or: Bonehead move #27 today)
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:44:44 -0400
...ONE Piston Ring (or: Bonehead move #27 today) > I'm embarrassed. > > Does anyone have a single, new, second compression ring > for a 2.1...
Re: Safe 2.1/1.9 Rpm: survey/query
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:03:19 -0700
...I brought up the issue engine durability and high rpm's vs piston ring harmonic resonance a while back. Apparently when piston rings slide...
piston rings!
Historical mailing list - Dustin Schmidt
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:29:30 -0500
...the previous owner put new heads on the motor and re-ringed the pistons at that same time. i've heard many times that...
Re: piston rings!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 20 Dec 2003 09:39:36 -0600
...the previous owner put new heads on the motor and re-ringed the pistons at that same time. i've heard many times that...
Re: <no subject>
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:16:55 -0500
Axually the 1.9L and 2.1L wear very little on the rings, cyl,. and pistons. Almost all the engines I rebuild this year...
Re: <no subject>
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:19:51 EST
...The thing that I do not see is NEW pistons & cylinders to match the new rings ?? Horizontal engines wear the pistons and cylinders and...
VW Diesel Piston sets for sale
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:53:39 EST
I have a couple of diesel piston and ring sets available for the diesel VW and since there are alot of diesel Vanagon owners...
VW Diesel Piston sets for sale
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:53:39 EST
I have a couple of diesel piston and ring sets available for the diesel VW and since there are alot of diesel Vanagon owners...
Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 2 May 2016 23:34:33 -0700
...On 5/2/16, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Many of the piston/cylinder sets are notorious for bad rings. The 96mm big...
Re: Head advice
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 18:18:54 EST
...the ring compressor on the piston with the rings in the compressed state, -I lubricated and slid the liners onto the pistons just far...
Re: [Syncro] Cylinder sleeves
Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 13:34:37 -0400
My guess is that you can see the piston and a ring or two between the block and the sleeve. If son get an...
vanagon Snap-On piston ring tool
Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
Thu, 12 Sep 1996 22:50:49 +0000
I will be attempting to reinstall my 1.9L cylinders onto pistons and new rings. Is the Snap-On RC-980 still the recommended...
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...
Re: 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:29:30 -0700
...new ring set (3 rings in my case) onto the old pistons > > -Art of inspecting and clean the ring lands on the piston - PLEASE...
Re: Replacing piston rings
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:32:21 -0700
...Just like to know has anyone successfully replaced the rings without having to go the cumbersome route of removing the pistons from the con...
Re: cylinder hone/rings/pistons
Historical mailing list - John Connolly
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:28:37 -0700
I knew more then a fair % of "replace rings" engine rebuilds that had the tops of the pistons come right off..... John Aircooled.Net...
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...
Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:20:31 -0500
...Slide the cylinder on just beyond the rings, which will still expose the wristpin hole. Then simply put the piston/cylinder combination on in...
Piston Ring Replacement
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Sun, 13 May 2007 23:13:46 -0300
...I checked my piston rigns yesterday and the top rings were past their wear limits, even though the compression and leakdown test were pretty...
Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 15:47:59 -0400
...So...we > order a > set of rings from BD or Ken, do we need to change all the piston rings > (all four pistons) or...
Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
Historical mailing list
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:23:46 -0600
...So...we > > order a > > set of rings from BD or Ken, do we need to change all the piston > rings > > (all four pistons) or...
Wanted: ONE Piston Ring (or: Bonehead move #27 today)
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:30:44 -0400
...I somehow snapped one of mine while putting them on my pistons this evening. Duh. My ideal choice would be from a Grant Rings...
Re: More questions on lifters etc
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:25:47 -0800
...if piston clearance in the barrels checks out AND piston ring grooves spec out decently .. and ring end gapS of the new rings in...
Re: Rings are stuck ...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 May 2011 17:22:25 -0700
...the spec for ring land clearance is there, for ring end gap in the cylinder, or for piston fit in the cylinder. in general...
Re: head job
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:14:29 -0700
...you will have a lot of trouble putting the cylinders back on as they will NOT slip on the piston rings and there is...
Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 27 May 2009 15:59:07 -0700
...Clean > the pistons and ring grooves with a broken piece of old ring. When you > put the new rings on bathe the pistons and...
piston rings----the good, the bad and the ugly
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:40:47 -0600
...Deves rings are the choice of rings, second only to German The 2.2L kits have Grant rings which are caca.....the pistons made...
Piston Rings, HELP
Historical mailing list - zyno
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:39:29 -0400
...The problem is...I went to replace the broken rings on number 4 piston when I noticed the ones I received look different than...
Re: Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 13:19:16 -0500
...Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings? >Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:06:05 -0400 > >Has anyone ever tried using...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:35:55 -0500
...The piston should not therefore be far enough out to release the lowest ring. Then the new O ring is pushed down over the...
Re: Rings are stuck ...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 May 2011 12:29:41 -0700
...Rings are stuck ... > > Hi to all, > I have the four pistons out and would like to free the rings from all the > four of...
Re: leakdown test
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:32:38 -0400
...You burn oil= pistons side, now, forget about new rings, it's way more labor to do so and unless the top compression ring...
Re: Oil ring gap
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 23:59:43 -0600
...To measure the end gap clearance, the ring was placed in the cylinder and with the piston as a pusher to keep the ring...
Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
Historical mailing list - Scott
Mon, 2 May 2016 21:04:07 -1000
...and sounds like they offer a really proper piston, ring, and cylinders setup. Scott On 05/02/2016 08:34 PM, Neil N wrote...
Re: WTB 1.9 Piston & Cylinder
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:22:10 -0400
...piston weight and liner height ,(deck height) when mixing from different sets. Want to make the engine run better? Total seal "Gapless" rings. The...
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: Rings are stuck ...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 27 May 2011 15:04:47 -0500
...But, rings are not reuseable. More importantly, if the cylinders overheated, it is likely that the ring lands in the pistons are damaged beyond...
Re: Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:06:21 -0500
...Then you are faced with the task of getting them over the rings, or removing the pistons. With the piston pins usually very firmly...
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...
piston ring size for 2.1???
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 May 1998 06:37:33 -0700
Hi Volks Folks, Have any of you ever cut a new piston ring that is too big to fit in the cylinder? I have...