2.0 pinto piston rings

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are there 2 types of rings ? or is it just the oil ring thats different..

i bought some new std rings for the 2.0 pinto and altho i havent checked yet the oil ring looks different to mine, and theres a scraper ring in there too, like you get with 2 stroke rings..

 

the new rings are for cortina 2000 1983 , i bought them on sale or return for my 2.0's capri engine.

if they are different will they still work/fit ok?

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anyone? specially the oil rings.

[caprinerd]

got me m8 waiting to find out me self now

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Hello again mate

 

I am not sure about Pinto piston rings, but I do know about Pre Crossflow & Crossflow rings. There are a couple of different designs of oil control ring on the Kent engine. One design is made up of a stepped springy ring which is sandwhiched between two very thin rings. The other is a one piece ring which resembles the other design of ring, but it's in one piece.

 

There is nothing to worry about mate, just fit the rings in their appropriate locations on the piston and look very carfully at both surfaces of the ring. Some rings will be marked 'top' on one surface. This means that particular surface has to point towards the top of the piston.

 

It is also advisable to check your ring gaps. You do this by placing a ring about an inch down the bore. Obviously it has to sit perfectly level (I use a digital vernier), and once square in the bore, you measure the ring gap (the gap between the two ends of the ring). You will have to find out what that gap should be. If it is less than the required gap, you have to take that ring out and gently file the end of the ring until the right gap has been achieved. It sounds complicated, but I find it very theraputic (sp) and I look 'professional' while i'm doing it.

 

If your gap isn't enough, the ring ends may totally close up when the engine gets hot. If this happens, the rings will break and make a nice mess of everything.

 

Oh one last thing, position all ring gaps with a 90 or 180 (or is it 120?) degree offset to each other.

 

If you need any more advice, just drop me a PM

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yeah im good with the fitting and gapping etc, i just needed to know bout the oil rings as these are different to the ones fitted.

anyway its all immeterial now cos the f;kin compression rings are too thick to fit in my piston grooves , even tho the box is marked ford ohc 2000 1974 - 1983 .

bollox, im gonna refit the old ones, the gaps are within there tolerances.

[richyc]

i think the thicker type ring's are the older type hepolite type piston's.had trouble finding them for mine last year.the thinner ones are the newer type(i think)