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| | | Forums66 Topics128,031 Posts1,055,434 Members48,422 | | Most Online14,466 Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 | If there's enough ridge to prevent the piston from coming out, there is a distinct possibility of enough taper wear in the cylinder to prevent a successful re-ring job. Many auto parts stores will rent you a reamer with a refundable deposit equal to the purchase price of the tool in case you decide not to return it. Once you ream the ridge, measure the cylinder taper by putting a piston ring into the top of the cylinder at the top of the ring travel and measuring the gap with some stacked-up feeler gauge blades. Then push the ring to the bottom of its travel with a piston to keep the ring square with the bore and measure the gap again. Subtract the bottom measurement from the top and divide the result by 3. The result is the cylinder taper in thousandths. If it has more than 5 thousandths of taper, don't try a re-ring- - - -rebore the cylinders and install oversize pistons. Jerry
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