[Vwdiesel] Piston Rings

[Will Taygan]

I'm having issues finding reasonable 2nd oversize rings (.040"/1.0mm).
Grant for cheap $25, VW for lots $150 (1 or 4??), Hastings for a little
less than VW $90.  Total Seal is just over $200 with shipping $182.  

I'm having the bores matched to the new Kolbenschmidt pistons on a 1.6NA
for the Vanagon, any opinions on how to go with rings?

(Pistons "should" have rings, but it appears someone was less than
honest with this batch of pistons - pistons are new but rings are
shot...)

Will in Alaska.


On Fri, 2010-07-16 at 00:57 -0400, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/15/2010 6:45:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com writes:
> 
> > I am trying to figure out what piston rings to get for my engine, but I 
> > am
> > unsure what to measure or if I can just use a set of OEM rings
> > 
> 
>   OEM or equivalent OR if you want to swing a bit more for them, 
> Total Seal rings.   A lot less blowby and just enough more power 
> that you can actually feel it.  Not a lot but it's there.
>     Loren
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