Date:         Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:57:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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I'm sure I have one if you don't find one somewhere else.


On 10/5/2012 6:38 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> That is exactly what happened, but the compressor I was using didn't help.
> I was using the "aircooled style" wraparound that is very short to hit the
> rings only, just a bit more, and it has a wavy pattern, which is most of
> the problem. I should have been using the long, smooth spring steel coil
> that you ratchet onto the piston. That would not allow the various openings
> of the waterboxer piston to get caught. And yes, it had the three piece oil
> rings.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> And the piston needs to be pushed in from the top! Especially if you have
>> the three piece oil rings. Otherwiese they get caught up in the notches for
>> the pin to clear.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Jim Felder
>> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 8:29 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
>>
>> Got the hesitant piston out of my 2.1 yesterday. Putting the piston back
>> in,
>> I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just the oil ring, or a single
>> piston
>> set? Piston diameter is 93.98.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim (who will use the right ring compressor next time)
>>
>>