accidently gapped piston ring a little too much.

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Apr 10, 2011 | 01:46 PM

nychonda

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accidently gapped piston ring a little too much.

Good afternoon.

I was gapping my Top pistons rings today and the CP piston specs called for .018" gap. However I accidently gapped one top ring to .021" . Do I need to replace the ring and regap it to .018", or can I get away with .021"?

Apr 11, 2011 | 03:31 PM

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Re: accidently gapped piston ring a little too much.

Run it

Apr 12, 2011 | 05:59 PM

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Re: accidently gapped piston ring a little too much.

Thanks for the info. I talked to a reputable shop and they said its fine as well.

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