Re: Popped my first cherry.
This advice is a DAMHIK thing, or maybe it's a 'Well, my friend did this..' thing:
Treat the oil rings with the utmost care. They are delicate creatures, I'm sure if you just stared at one hard enough it would break in half.
Before you put the jugs back on, buy, beg or borrow a proper piston ring compressor.
I'll try to track down the info on the one I got, it's a Blue Point brand, not very expensive, and I'll never need to buy another one unless I rebuild a big Peterbilt diesel..
I don't want to freak you out on it, but a broken oil ring really puts a damper on the reassembly, and it gets worse when you call every dealer you can think of west of Texas and nobody's got 'em in stock.
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Nick<br />'02 S4 - Testa Rossa Scorta - Cherrybomb Cans..FIM ECU..Barnett basket..SBK Velocity Stacks<br />Mag Marchesinis..3X BrakeTech Iron..Brembo 4-pads..RaceTech G/V's..Ohlins 46PRCS<br />C'Cat Bars..Yoyodyne Slave..CRG L/S's and Black Shorties..Zumo550<br />'99 Cagiva Gran Canyon 900 - 16t front sprocket...Euro blinkers...TKC 80's...OEM W heads :P<br />[size=8pt] Captivated by her beauty | I knew it was my lifelong duty | - Mike Ness[/size]<br />[size=8pt]Flight Motorcycle Corp. Hired Gun.[/size]
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