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Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Piston Rings

To: David Nock <healeydoc@gmail.com>, Joseph Costa <healey53@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Piston Rings
From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2022 13:11:43 -0400
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David,

How do you cut a new seat?  Ball end mill?

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar

On 9/4/22 12:16 PM, David Nock wrote:
> The wide rings are expander rings and go first. Then the narrow rings go on. 
> Do you have the pump out. If so take a close looks at the ball seat. They 
> usually wear on one side, and will need to have a new seat cut so the check 
> ball seats good on the pump body.
> This is a common problem causing low Previn the overdrive
>
> David Nock
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 4, 2022, at 8:58 AM, Joseph Costa via Healeys 
>> <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> I have the larger overdrive piston from BCS -note to John many thanks for 
>> getting it here Friday - I have 4 thin rings and 2 larger rings.  Do the 
>> larger rings go on first and then the thinner over them.  I assume I should 
>> space them as piston rings are spaced.
>>
>> Second, I have a new spring and ball for the pump.  The springs are the same 
>> length but the new spring has fewer coils.  Which is the better option to 
>> use?
>>
>> TIA
>> Joe
>> BN1 #923
>> 100M
>> BJ8
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