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Old 01-31-2005, 02:42 PM
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i know if you run rich you can wash all the oil off the cyl. walls which is called "washing the rings". when that happens what exactly happens to the motor? does it hurt all the rings? will that cause low comp.? also why dont you hear it happening to older engines just brand new ones. TIA
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you will start to lose copmression due to the rings not working to its full potential
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PrettyLude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you will start to lose copmression due to the rings not working to its full potential
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so u always loose comp.?
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you will loose the seal with the rings and the cylinder walls... so yes a compression drop. you can get a teaspoon of oil and drop it thought the spark plug hole and try to regain comp. Maybe because older engines are all ready running and new engine you have to try to get them to start hah i dunno
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What do you want to know that hasn't already been answered.
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since there is no oil on the cyl. walls the rings will sand themselves against the wall. soon creating a smooth surface(rings and cyl. wall) thus no longer having anything to seal the combustion process with.
you can simply tell by looking at the cyl. walls, the crosshatch would be gone.
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