JE Pistons & block assembly

[maardak@yahoo.ca (Mark)]

Ooops, didn't realize we were talking about Total Seal rings
specifically.  If that's what they specify, then by all means, that's
the way they should be installed...

So does anyone suggest installing pistons "dry" with normal rings?

Mark.
80 S
81 S

 --- Shawn c Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com> wrote: > 
> 
> On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 20:28:22 -0500 (EST) Mark <maardak@yahoo.ca>
> writes:
> 
> > A split second after the engine starts for the first time, oil will
> 
> > be all over the cylinder walls, and therefore the rings will get
> > lubricated.  If the pistons were installed without oil, how will 
> > this very short time w/ no lubrication aid in seating the rings?
> 
> 
> The answer is in your question. 
> All I know is, the 3 motors I built with total seal rings, 2 of them
> were
> assembled dry and they worked fine. The first one that I built, I did
> the
> old lube up the cyl walls trick and the rings never seated. Low
> compression ect. The bottom line is, they must be assembled dry for
> then
> to seat properly. Im told by one of the former owners that this is
> the
> main reason Velocity stopped using them. (Cant believe im siding with
> Christopher on this one. damn...) 
> 
> 
> Shawn Méze
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