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Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Piston Rings

To: Joseph Costa <healey53@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Overdrive Piston Rings
From: David Nock <healeydoc@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2022 09:16:59 -0700
Cc: Healeys at Autox <healeys@autox.team.net>
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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

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> 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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