what causes rings to break?
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what causes rings to break? what would cause the first compression ring to break into peices ? some of the peices seemed like they where pulvarized, even though the ringlads were intackt? detonation? bad rings? improper gapping?
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Originally Posted by 1dirtyZ
what would cause the first compression ring to break into peices ? some of the peices seemed like they where pulvarized, even though the ringlads were intackt? detonation? bad rings? improper gapping?
Of all the things that happen inside an engine, and especially ring failure/damage, the most common is detonation.
I know I didn't help much and my response is pretty vague, but I don't know all your details, and I prefer to educate someone to think rather than jump to conclusions.
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thanks for the quick reply!
as far as i can tell the the A/F ratio was good ( although it was rich once before and lean for a while then it was perfected after that).
it also seemed that the lower ring was kinda firmer , or maybe had more tension on the walls than what the first on had. i'll have to get back to you about the gap condition. ( although on some of the rings it would be hard to tell where the gap was because the ring is in so many peices).
as far as i can tell the the A/F ratio was good ( although it was rich once before and lean for a while then it was perfected after that).
it also seemed that the lower ring was kinda firmer , or maybe had more tension on the walls than what the first on had. i'll have to get back to you about the gap condition. ( although on some of the rings it would be hard to tell where the gap was because the ring is in so many peices).
