[Vwdiesel] Piston Ring questions

[Bryan Belman]

Can you buy just the #2 oil ring, you can only buy a set of rings, no?
 

Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
04 Golf TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp Tiptronic Auto -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)
 

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 From: mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com>
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Piston Ring questions
  
I can relate to James statement below. Not a good thing and I thought the
shop was a quality shop for rebuilding diesels. VW wasn't in there
vocabulary I guess.
Nick

>
> DO NOT forget to do the intermediate shaft bearings as well, if you 
> leave it up to the machine shop, it will get overlooked, and you will 
> regret it when you have poor oil pressure.****
>
> -james****
>
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> *From:* Stephen Kraus [mailto:ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* February-09-13 7:39 PM
> *To:* James Hansen
> *Cc:* vw fans
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwdiesel] Piston Ring questions****
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> I've done a leakdown test, no compression test yet.
>
> Head was was rebuilt by a machine shop recently, so the HEAD is okay, 
> new guides and seals too.
>
> My big thing is the blowby it has while running.****
>
> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:37 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> 
> wrote:****
>
> smokes on startup.... Did you do the head, guides, seals?****
>
> Compression test?****
>
> that will give a good indication of cylinder wear.****
>
> -j****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* Stephen Kraus [mailto:ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* February-09-13 7:35 PM
> *To:* James Hansen; vw fans****
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwdiesel] Piston Ring questions****
>
>  ****
>
> This will be my 2nd tear down, the engine runs but it smokes on 
> starting and has a lope in the firing sequence.
>
> I love this damned thing.****
>
> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:33 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> 
> wrote:****
>
> lol... true enough.****
>
> I have a 6.0 litre ford spread across my shop at present for the 
> second
> time.****
>
> yes, second time..... grrrrr....****
>
> -j****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* Andrew .Libby [mailto:libbybapa at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* February-09-13 7:30 PM
> *To:* James Hansen
> *Cc:* Stephen Kraus; vw fans
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwdiesel] Piston Ring questions****
>
>  ****
>
> Even if it's a car you're not keeping it's worth it in the long run to 
> do it right.  :-)****
>
>  ****
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> On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:26 PM, James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> 
> wrote:****
>
> You need to measure the cylinders, and the pistons.  You don't change 
> rings sizes to fix that kind of wear, the bore to piston measurement 
> is the one that is the big deal. CLosest thing you can accomplish 
> would be to get file fit rings, and set the end gaps yourself, but 
> that  doesn't do sweet FA to make the ring shape of the piston ring 
> conform to the bore it is oversize in.  Rings are made for a very 
> narrow range of size.  Stretch one side, you no longer have a circle.
> If the pistons rock in the bore, you're more or less screwed, but 
> really, you need some measuring tools. Outside micrometer and either a 
> dial bore gauge, or minimum, a telescoping bore gauges which are quite 
> economical, but have the most operator variability.
> If it's a car you're keeping, it's worth it in the long run to do it
right.
> my 2 cents anyway.
> -james****
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] 
> On Behalf Of Stephen Kraus
> Sent: February-09-13 5:43 PM
> To: vw fans
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Piston Ring questions
>
> So, I'm about to do a ring job on my 98 Jetta TDI, but I'm rather 
> worried I'm going to need to bore and buy oversize pistons due to 
> compression issues.
>
> Are there slightly oversized piston rings you can buy, or am I screwed?
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