[Vwdiesel] Welp

[Patrick Dolan]

Not only de-glaze, but remove ridge with ridge reamer.  Otherwise, the new rings will smack into the ridge and wear the crap out of the piston ring groove.

----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010 10:07 pm
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Welp

> I didn't, should I do that? I may have to find a tool for that...
> 
> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Andrew .Libby 
> <libbybapa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Did you de-glaze the cylinders?
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:56 PM, Stephen Kraus 
> <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote:>
> >> Pistons have been de-greased, cleaned, inspected, new rings 
> installed and
> >> re-installed (properly) into the engine, already feels a little 
> tighter to
> >> turn, hopefully will help the oil consumption. I do have to 
> order a new
> >> bearing set for the connecting rods but for now they should get 
> me home
> >> where I can drop the oil pan and install them without removing 
> the pistons
> >> (through my new magic system of doing so).
> >>
> >> Otherwise, just awaiting the headstuds and then we should be 
> ready to
> >> reassemble!
> >>
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