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.025" ring gap is not junk. That's just a little wide and I promise not the problem.82 kz250l wrote:
swest wrote: Fill the ports with gas or some kind of solvent and see if the valves leak. It doesn't take much. Low miles, the rings should be still good.
Steve
So far they have been soking for 2 hrs an the gas is still in there no leaks as I can tell
The ring end gap was 25 thousands...the rings are junk
You could have worn compression rings or glazed cylinders with leaking comp rings and have book perfect ring gap!
Bruce
1977 KZ1000A1
2016 Triumph T120 Bonneville
Far North East Metro Denver Colorado
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missionkz wrote:
.025" ring gap is not junk. That's just a little wide and I promise not the problem.82 kz250l wrote:
swest wrote: Fill the ports with gas or some kind of solvent and see if the valves leak. It doesn't take much. Low miles, the rings should be still good.
Steve
So far they have been soking for 2 hrs an the gas is still in there no leaks as I can tell
The ring end gap was 25 thousands...the rings are junk
You could have worn compression rings or glazed cylinders with leaking comp rings and have book perfect ring gap!
Corect me if I'm wrong...if the piston rings are worn won't the rig gap get bigger? It just make sence for it to
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swest wrote: Pics?
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I tryed posting some but idk how.....are you callin BS?
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swest wrote: Can't work on something you can see.
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Can you explain to me how to post pics....I tried ataching pics where it says add files
Attachment 0908152036.jpg not found
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82 kz250l wrote:
swest wrote: Can't work on something you can see.
Steve
Can you explain to me how to post pics....I tried ataching pics where it says add files
Attachment 0908152036.jpg not found
Lmao that time it work lol what pics do you want to see
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