DeCaff2007
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I'm FINALLY getting to building up my 94 350ci. I'm at the point where I have the piston rings installed around the pistons themselves and am trying to push the piston into the cylinder.
It's gets about this far... and JAMS solid. I can tap the piston back out from the other side easily enough, but this is as far as it will go from the top. It took several good hits with a dead blow hammer to even get that first ring to go that far. Something isn't right.
Before anyone asks, yes I'm using a piston ring compressor. I took it off for the pic.
The cylinder wall is oiled up as is the piston and rings. I even measured the rings vs the grooves in the piston and there's PLENTY of room. Ring gap is well within spec... so WHY won't this install smoothly?
Funny part is, we just did this a while back for the Wife's Buick and aside from a huge mess, the pistons/rings slid right in.
Sorry if this seems rushed and grammatically incorrect but I'm in no mood to edit right now.
Suggestions?
It's gets about this far... and JAMS solid. I can tap the piston back out from the other side easily enough, but this is as far as it will go from the top. It took several good hits with a dead blow hammer to even get that first ring to go that far. Something isn't right.
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Before anyone asks, yes I'm using a piston ring compressor. I took it off for the pic.
The cylinder wall is oiled up as is the piston and rings. I even measured the rings vs the grooves in the piston and there's PLENTY of room. Ring gap is well within spec... so WHY won't this install smoothly?
Funny part is, we just did this a while back for the Wife's Buick and aside from a huge mess, the pistons/rings slid right in.
Sorry if this seems rushed and grammatically incorrect but I'm in no mood to edit right now.
Suggestions?