Dan: The pistons can somewhat easily be pulled with the motor in the car. You
have to remove the pan and the head of course. The pan can be a minor
irritiation. I generally jack up the tranny slightly to stretch the motor
mounts
just enough to provide access to the front pan bolts which I then reach with a
1/4 inch ratchet. On my rubber bumper B I reach around the front cross member .
I
have done this numerous times. Do you have a ring compressor for installing the
new rings? If you are close to me in southern Rhode Island I'll be glad to give
you a hand.
Frank "Swamp Yankee" Krajewski
Dan DiBiase wrote:
> Ok, did my compression test today, and sure enough, have some bad pistons
> rings in #2 - readings were 140 - 60 - 145 - 145.... Of course, this
> coming Sunday is my favorite show, the Red Mill show in Clinton, NJ...
> Looks like I may be driving my VW there... :-(
>
> I read that I can do this job with the engine in the car; I'd rather not
> pull it if I have to. Any hints/tips? Can I source the rings locally or do
> I need to ge them from a BritCar specialist? Is there anything else I
> should do while the engine is open?
>
> TIA...
>
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