[Fot] Piston ring end gap

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Tony .008 on the top ring isn't enough. You want around .014 to be 
safe.
The second ring can be a bit tighter, .011 is good.
HTH
Glen

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com>
To: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com>; fot at autox.team.net
Sent: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 5:30 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Piston ring end gap

Thanks.  I should mention that this is for an 87 mm motor.

- Tony

At 04:07 PM 4/5/2008, MadMarx wrote:
>Be careful with that.
>Better more gap then less.
>I run something around 0.016 and have no blow by.
>The larger the bore, the more gap you need.
>
>Cheers
>Chris
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tony Drews" <tony at tonydrews.com>
>To: <fot at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 10:57 PM
>Subject: [Fot] Piston ring end gap
>
>
> > This is for a TR-4...
> >
> > I'm in the process of installing pistons and rings.  I ended up with
> > new liners this time around, and as a result, I actually have to 
FILE
> > the rings to get the proper end gap.  The instructions recommend
> > 0.008" to 0.014" end gap.  My inclination is to go for 0.008, but it
> > occurs to me that they may expand enough due to heat for that to
> be a problem.
> >
> > Has anyone had problems with broken rings with an 0.008" end gap?
> >
> > (Jack is out of town or I'd ask him...)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tony Drews
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