Understanding Ring End Gap - Part 1

[@bobmiller7426]

This is fantastic. Thanks for all the info. Keep it coming.

[@carlodonnell146]

in the 1970s I installed new rings on the old pistons of a Ford Escort engine, and at that time I did not know that it is necessary to check ring gap, I thought that the rings came set to the correct size. Looking back now I wonder if that is why it was necessary to get the car towed to start it; the battery and starter were new but it refused to crank the engine; but once it started with the tow, it cranked and it ran fine for years or so I think, there was no way to know what went on inside the engine without taking it apart again.But I learned a lot more since then.

[@daveshanton485]

Thanks for the info. I feel like I’m sitting thru class that I never took when I was younger.

[@aroundlinemen]

Great video, great job , thanks

[@victoramato4692]

He's right. Don't experiment with the customers engine. Gap them according to their use. Just like he read off the sheet of instructions. Race engines on the street are no good. They don't last they burn oil, foul plugs and generally are not dependable. Don't make a big deal out of it. Read the instructions! And DON'T spyril the rings on the pistons! That's the first thing the instructions say.

[@andrewevans1658]

He is the pinnacle of rambling incoherence!!! Over 95 % of the industry measures ring end gap clearance incorrectly!!! When the measurements are skewed so are the actual end gap numbers!