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Re: ring seat help

To: John Burk <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: ring seat help
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:59:49 -0700
Either hudson or stude pinned their rings. When overhaul time came, 
there were nasty vertical ridges on the cylinder wall. I can't imagine 
why this would be a good idea.

Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC

John Burk wrote:
> I've heard of rotating a new short block with an electric motor for a long
> period to lap in the rings - In my dragster engines the rings constantly
> revolved on the pistons - Have heard of pinning the rings to stop the
> revolving .






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