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Re: [Healeys] 100 piston rings- Moss

To: S and T Miller <stmiller96@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 piston rings- Moss
From: Michael Salter via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:06:23 -0400
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I have gone through all my TSBs but couldn't find the 1 that I was looking
for.
As I recall there was one, I seem to remember that I was applicable to the
100/6 engine, that said to delete the bottom ring during rebuilds.

M

On Fri., Apr. 29, 2022, 9:22 a.m. S and T Miller via Healeys, <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hoping to validate my decision before buttoning things up on my 100
> engine. Ordered .020 over standard (not 100M) piston set from Moss. Piston
> is a 4 ring piston, but came with 5 rings. They were identified where each
> ring should be fitted #1-5, with #4 (3 piece oil control ring), and #5 (one
> piece oil control ring). Obviously not a groove for #5. Ring set was marked
> 100/100M, so I'm assuming they send the same set for both and you just
> leave off the #5 (one piece oil control ring) on the 100 pistons. This is
> what I decided to do. Now Moss's 4 ring set on the website shows the three
> upper rings and the #4 ring being the 3 piece oil control ring reinforcing
> the thought that the #5 (one piece ring) should be disregarded.
>
> Called Moss Tech support and after a week they got back to me and said
> that he didn't know the answer, and they would get back to me. That was
> another week ago and still no answer.  Also nothing is indicated in the
> piston directions.  Thought I would check to see if anyone on the list ran
> across this?
> TY, Shawn
>
> The Millers
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<div dir=3D"auto">I have gone through all my TSBs but couldn&#39;t find the=
 1 that I was looking for.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">As I recall there was one=
, I seem to remember that I was applicable to the 100/6 engine, that said t=
o delete the bottom ring during rebuilds.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri., Apr. 29, 2022, 9:22 a.m. S and T Mi=
ller via Healeys, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@aut=
ox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



<div>
<div style=3D"font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;color:inherit">Hoping t=
o validate my decision before buttoning things up on my 100 engine. Ordered=
 .020 over standard (not 100M) piston set from Moss. Piston is a 4 ring pis=
ton, but came with 5 rings.
 They were identified where each ring should be fitted #1-5, with #4 (3 pie=
ce oil control ring), and #5 (one piece oil control ring). Obviously not a =
groove for #5. Ring set was marked 100/100M, so I&#39;m assuming they send =
the same set for both and you just leave
 off the #5 (one piece oil control ring) on the 100 pistons. This is what I=
 decided to do. Now Moss&#39;s 4 ring set on the website shows the three up=
per rings and the #4 ring being the 3 piece oil control ring reinforcing th=
e thought that the #5 (one piece ring)
 should be disregarded.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;color:inherit"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;color:inherit">Called M=
oss Tech support and after a week they got back to me and said that he didn=
&#39;t know the answer, and they would get back to me. That was another wee=
k ago and still no answer.=C2=A0 Also
 nothing is indicated in the piston directions.=C2=A0 Thought I would check=
 to see if anyone on the list ran across this?</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;color:inherit">TY, Shaw=
n</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The Millers<br>
=C2=A0<br>
&quot;Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a tes=
t drive.&quot;<br>
</div>
</div>

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