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Engine block basics with pictures (long) 700

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posted by  john sargent on  Tue Apr 27 08:41 CST 2004
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Piston rings are made of steel. Their uncompressed outside diameter is greater than the piston diameter/cylinder diameter. The rings need to be forced (compressed)into the grooves on the piston in order to get the piston to slide into the bore. The ring compressor is used for that.
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