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Old 01-16-2019, 09:35 AM   #17
Frank Miller
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Default Re: piston ring tool

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Originally Posted by Kube View Post
It's nice to know there are still a few that actually measure ring gap. Most shops that I am aware of, simply remove the rings from the package, install and "done".
In the few engines I have built it did not tale long to do this. The gaps are usually plenty wide enough and after a few you can probably tell by eye if there will be a problem. If you do not do this you have no other way of knowing if you have the correct rings.
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