Piston Ring Gap Orientation
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Piston Ring Gap Orientation
18 Dec 2024 11:27Both Wiseco and MTC provide the illustration shown above with their piston kits.
I'm confused how either correctly describes ring gap orientationan for my inline four cylinder motorcycle application.
What am I missing?
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Re: Piston Ring Gap Orientation
19 Dec 2024 04:06
Looks to me like the compression ring gaps are 180 degrees apart, while the various parts of the oil control ring are 120 degrees from each other, starting with the expander which is 90 degrees from the compression ring gaps.
Oh, and the wrist pin should be parallel to the centerline of the frame
Oh, and the wrist pin should be parallel to the centerline of the frame
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1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
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www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
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Re: Piston Ring Gap Orientation
19 Dec 2024 04:22Looks to me like the compression ring gaps are 180 degrees apart, while the various parts of the oil control ring are 120 degrees from each other, starting with the expander which is 90 degrees from the compression ring gaps. Agreed
Oh, and the wrist pin should be parallel to the centerline of the frameDoes that mean I need to rotate my engine 90 degrees ? Lol
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