Nudder Meteor . Had to be a fluke on that one ! Never heard of one ever doing anything like that ! Or going bad in any way .What piston are you going to use this time, oem or meteor?
Different jug this time too .
Nudder Meteor . Had to be a fluke on that one ! Never heard of one ever doing anything like that ! Or going bad in any way .What piston are you going to use this time, oem or meteor?
Gonna have to splain how fer this dumb Slug to measure that ? LOLWhat is the ring land side clearance on them Meteor pistons and Caber rings?
Gonna have to splain how fer this dumb Slug to measure that ? LOL
Never checked that before ? LOL Soon as I get another piston from Dave I will check !The space between the side of the ring and the piston land/groove can be measured with a feeler gauge set.
Never checked that before ? LOL Soon as I get another piston from Dave I will check !
I will find out on the next one , to late fer the last one . LOLThe space between the side of the ring and the piston land/groove can be measured with a feeler gauge set if the gap is excessive. If you cannot get the thinnest feeler in between the two it is likely tight enough. A gap of .001 - .002 would be fine.
I will find out on the next one , to late fer the last one . LOL
Rings are ??You throw it all out?
Not sure I could get a ring back on the piston , but I will see what I can do ?
I will find a ring that fits , then see what I have ?No need to put the ring back on, just insert one side of the ring into the land/groove. See how tight it fits. I am just curious to see if there is room for ring flutter in them.
The space between the side of the ring and the piston land/groove can be measured with a feeler gauge set if the gap is excessive. If you cannot get the thinnest feeler in between the two it is likely tight enough. A gap of .001 - .002 would be fine.
I see this when people fit 070 rings to a Contra piston, the 070 rings have .022" clearance in the Contra piston ring land!.......Not good!
I will get there in just a bit ! Rain is getting closer , so I am getting slower ! LOL
Just checked it . Had to use a old OEM ring , but shouldn't matter ? It measured .007 ! The OEM piston I couldn't get the smallest gauge to go in there .
Think you found the problem !! Least a very good chance ! Could be something else caused it , but that is a lot of room to move !
I have 4 more Meteor pistons coming from Dave , I will be checking each one and all in the future !
I keep saying I have plenty more to learn ! LOL I am stihl very surprised it did that , just never heard of a Meteor going bad in any way ? Even seriously hard used ones !
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