When I was installing the piston #3 into the bore with the ring compressor, one of the oil rails from the oil ring caught on the edge and bent out the side.
So I removed the rail from the land, and tried to flatten it on a vice, it seems to flatten OK. There's a little nick in the chrome of the oil rail, very tiny, it's indented not protruding.
When I put that rail back on (of the 3 part oil ring), corner where the ring gap is sticks far out, kind of like brand new top and 2nd rings, when they stick out. Worse off, without touching it & uncompressed, it sticks right out the land.
At this point I've run out of time and there's no way I can wait 2 weeks to order a 2nd piston ring set, so I tried installing it back in. The oil ring seemed to compress like the top & 2nd ring and it went into the bore. Now I don't know if it pried to the side or not I can't see it, but the whole crankshaft turned smooth, and I didn't see any streaks in the oil on the side, or any abnormal sound.
Questions:
a) What will happend if that oil rail scrapes on the bore more than it usually does. Will it seat over time from the heat and use? It's the top rail by the way that got damaged, the one next to the 2nd ring.
b) Will it quickly wear down the bore or the thin rail, because of the scraping action.
c) Should I re-ring it AGAIN next summer (I really don't want to do this, this would entail buying new head gaskets and intake gaskets and that [censored] of a job of sealing the oil pan again)
d) I'm just going to leave it as is, and hope for the best. What can I find as a clue if it did pry out of the land and scrapes on the bore - would I hear it when I turn the cranshaft by hand looking at the internals. My suspicion is if part of the rail prys out, the whole ring might tear off eventually - how do you see those rails failing if possible in my scenario? Will it get chewed up in the crankshaft or end up near my oil pump. It can't get past the pickup screen I think.
It's too bad this happened - but there's no way I'm waiting anymore - a boat needs to be moved out of the driveway and my car is blocking it. This overhaul has become deadly it costs WAY OVER BUDGET in the end, but it was a fun experience. Would I do it again? Iffy. Maybe it would be smooth sailing if I did another one.
Final pics to come soon. Thanks Everyone for the help - i'm almost done. I was working in +3 C weather today. No wind, but winters coming fast so I want it assembled by SUN.
So I removed the rail from the land, and tried to flatten it on a vice, it seems to flatten OK. There's a little nick in the chrome of the oil rail, very tiny, it's indented not protruding.
When I put that rail back on (of the 3 part oil ring), corner where the ring gap is sticks far out, kind of like brand new top and 2nd rings, when they stick out. Worse off, without touching it & uncompressed, it sticks right out the land.
At this point I've run out of time and there's no way I can wait 2 weeks to order a 2nd piston ring set, so I tried installing it back in. The oil ring seemed to compress like the top & 2nd ring and it went into the bore. Now I don't know if it pried to the side or not I can't see it, but the whole crankshaft turned smooth, and I didn't see any streaks in the oil on the side, or any abnormal sound.
Questions:
a) What will happend if that oil rail scrapes on the bore more than it usually does. Will it seat over time from the heat and use? It's the top rail by the way that got damaged, the one next to the 2nd ring.
b) Will it quickly wear down the bore or the thin rail, because of the scraping action.
c) Should I re-ring it AGAIN next summer (I really don't want to do this, this would entail buying new head gaskets and intake gaskets and that [censored] of a job of sealing the oil pan again)
d) I'm just going to leave it as is, and hope for the best. What can I find as a clue if it did pry out of the land and scrapes on the bore - would I hear it when I turn the cranshaft by hand looking at the internals. My suspicion is if part of the rail prys out, the whole ring might tear off eventually - how do you see those rails failing if possible in my scenario? Will it get chewed up in the crankshaft or end up near my oil pump. It can't get past the pickup screen I think.
It's too bad this happened - but there's no way I'm waiting anymore - a boat needs to be moved out of the driveway and my car is blocking it. This overhaul has become deadly it costs WAY OVER BUDGET in the end, but it was a fun experience. Would I do it again? Iffy. Maybe it would be smooth sailing if I did another one.
Final pics to come soon. Thanks Everyone for the help - i'm almost done. I was working in +3 C weather today. No wind, but winters coming fast so I want it assembled by SUN.
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