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    а 0.004 per inch of bore..<br>

    ааааааааа DaveP<br>

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/12/2016 2:02 PM, Andrew Uprichard

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        <p class="MsoNormal">The manual for the TR3 says the ring gap

          should be 0.003 Ц 0.010.а But I have new pistons and rings

          marked that the gap should be 0.003 Ц 0.004 per inch diameter

          of the bore.а 3 thou sounds awfully tight to me, but what do

          others think?<o:p></o:p></p>

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        <p class="MsoNormal">On a related subject, a friend has an

          engine where the ring gap is 0.040.а How much of this could be

          made up by simply replacing the rings?а Or is there a point at

          which the only solution is bigger pistons +/- rebore?orter

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