My Project

CATDiezel · Sep 11, 2015

bigrpowr said:
survey says XXX

scored cylinder from gapless ring and low oil temp .

You got defensive on those gapless rings several hundred posts ago!

As long as you stay below about 255* on oil you should be just fine.... for life...

bigrpowr · Sep 11, 2015

CATDiezel said:
You got defensive on those gapless rings several hundred posts ago!

As long as you stay below about 255* on oil you should be just fine.... for life...

that was the info i was given . im not an engine builder. before the pistons came out that was the first diagnosis i was told.

powerstroked08 · Sep 13, 2015

So the gapless rings aren't anything to worry about then? It was apparently something else that caused the failure.

bigrpowr · Sep 13, 2015

powerstroked08 said:
So the gapless rings aren't anything to worry about then? It was apparently something else that caused the failure.

as it appears , yes. when the head came off we saw scoring on the cylinder wall but no sign of any foreign object causing it, until it came apart and the oil squirter was broken . the guy that does al my engine work is deaf , so the communication between us is not the best .

TyCorr · Sep 13, 2015

Huh? LOL

Deaf, deaf? Or deaf like me? I can hear but usually after I tell people "speak up, we're not in a ***kin library"

Wayne · Sep 14, 2015

Some of you know, but each one of those total seal rings are file to fit. they do their best to make sure the gap is just right, but if the gap is a little tight, that could be the whole explanation of failure. bummer on the scoring. More reasons for upgrades I guess.