[Mgs] ring question

Charley & Peggy Robinson ccrobins at ktc.com
Wed Jul 12 04:11:27 MDT 2017


Forget it.  Sounds like there's quite a bit of taper in the cylinder 
bores, with ridges you can catch your fingernail on.  If so, the engine 
is a candidate for a rebore, etc.

CR


On 7/11/2017 3:37 PM, Mike Duvall via Mgs wrote:
> I broke an upper ring in my 66 B engine.   A friend has an .020 ring from a 3 ring later set but I have standard rings.  Can I grind it down to get the proper ring clearance and not have a problem with the inner or back clearance or do I need a standard ring?
>
> Thanks, Mike
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