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GSS porting, marks on rings?
Posted: September 1st, 2009, 1:52 pm
by yota
just got my top end back from Glen, new sleeve with Wiseco piston and rings. can't get him on the phone and I have a question. he put one black dot on one ring and 2 dots on the other with a note:
NOS. up
1st=1
2nd=2
not sure what the dif is but I want to put this together tonight. assume by "NOS up" he menas black dots go up? assume by 1st he means lower ring and 2nd is upper ring? any idea? hate to be this ignorant but what the hell.
Posted: September 1st, 2009, 2:41 pm
by Roostius_Maximus
1st is usually the top ring
he will have gapped the rings for you, square em up in the bore and check 'em (cuz you should on any engine anytime after anyone but yourself has because you're the guy assembling it) the one with less gap is the 2nd ring, usually bottom
Posted: September 1st, 2009, 2:51 pm
by yota
thank you for the info. wonder how many times I've screwed that up in the past? ignorance was once bliss.
Posted: September 1st, 2009, 3:08 pm
by Roostius_Maximus
hey, just read my reply,i didnt mean to sound so bitchey! sorry dude
Posted: September 1st, 2009, 3:11 pm
by fastkart
Glen did the same with mine. Numbers up, 1 is the top, 2 is the bottom ring.
Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 6:03 am
by yota
Roostius_Maximus wrote:hey, just read my reply,i didnt mean to sound so bitchey! sorry dude
hey I didn't take it that way at all, took it as some good info and help, thanks
Glen called me last night and you are correct on all points. surprised I didn't know this but I do now.
Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 7:05 am
by 4Z
Roostius_Maximus wrote:1st is usually the top ring
he will have gapped the rings for you, square em up in the bore and check 'em (cuz you should on any engine anytime after anyone but yourself has because you're the guy assembling it) the one with less gap is the 2nd ring, usually bottom
Fawk you sound bitchey!
Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 3:40 pm
by iggys-amsoil
it's the, "you should" part that gets ya everytime.
But hey, I learned that the bottom ring should have a smaller end gap.
Posted: September 3rd, 2009, 5:36 am
by yota
got the top end buttoned up last night. next question, can I replace the countershaft seal from the outside, without removing the left side cover? looks like it can be done but the manual does not address this method.
also, I'm going to remove the right side cover to clock the kickshaft over so my kicker doesn't touch the alum frame spar. anything to look out for here?
thanks
Posted: September 3rd, 2009, 10:02 am
by Roostius_Maximus
countershaft seal isnt a problem, grab the steel collar onthe shafts, pull it out, flick the seal out with a screwdriver + stuff another in
I'd written down the kicker indexing trick but cant find it, 4Z did it recently, maybee he remembers exactly
Posted: September 4th, 2009, 5:31 am
by yota
Roostius_Maximus wrote:countershaft seal isnt a problem, grab the steel collar onthe shafts, pull it out, flick the seal out with a screwdriver + stuff another in
I'd written down the kicker indexing trick but cant find it, 4Z did it recently, maybee he remembers exactly
did both last night, pc of cake. thanks again!