

| Subject: | Re: Off with its head! (Further adventures with right head on an '87 2.1 l) |
| From: | David Kao |
| Date: | Sun, 1 Jul 2007 07:41:29 -0700 |
--- Matt Roberds <mattroberds@COX.NET> wrote: > We figure that the ones on the case end of the cylinders are probably just > as beat up. Is there any good way to install these without pulling the > cylinders? > I figured on doing something like bringing a piston to TDC, pulling the > cylinder out as far as possible without losing the rings, and then > rolling the O-ring down from the top. Then, seat that cylinder in the > case, bring the other piston to TDC, and repeat. Or is this a recipe > for problems later? Matt, that's what I did for one of my cylinders. The o-ring for the bottom of the cylinder is like a rubber band. Just do it carefully and not to break it. It has worked fine on my engine for over 1500 miles since the rebuild. David ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/
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