Dan,
Is this a 3-piece oil ring, with a thin top and bottom scraper, and a
thick middle section? If so, you're fine. The middle bit is just a
spacer, and actually should sit close to the piston, away from the
cylinder wall. I haven't used a 3-piece Deves, but other 3-piecers work
like this, and are just fine.
Toby
Dan and Louise Yates wrote:
>
> The manual says the end gap for the oil rings on the 1600 should be .006
> inches. The new set of Deves rings I got say the end gap for the oil rings
> is set at the factory. When I put the rings in the bore to check the gap,
> the top and bottom scrapers are .087 inches and the center oil ring is
> nearly 1/2 inch. The top two compression rings gap out just fine but the oil
> ring has me confused. I know the gaps on the oil ring are offset from each
> other but it still seem like a lot of gap. What gives??
>
> Dan Yates
> 67 1600
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