----- Original Message -----
From: Dan and Louise Yates <yates@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: roadsters list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: January 15, 2000 5:39 PM
Subject: Ring gaps
> The manual says the end gap for the oil rings on the 1600 should be .006
> inches. The new set of Deves rings I got say the end gap for the oil rings
> is set at the factory. When I put the rings in the bore to check the gap,
> the top and bottom scrapers are .087 inches and the center oil ring is
> nearly 1/2 inch. The top two compression rings gap out just fine but the
oil
> ring has me confused. I know the gaps on the oil ring are offset from each
> other but it still seem like a lot of gap. What gives??
>
> Dan Yates
> 67 1600
>
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