PISTON INSTALLATION

[joseph717]

I'M TRYING TO REINSTALL THE PISTONS IN THE CYLINDER. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY TIPS/TRICKS ON MAKING IT AN EASIER JOB?
ANY TIPS ON FITTING THE RINGS IN THE CYLINDERS???
HELP!!!

 

[memorex]

You can use a thin pice off sheet metal with some hose clamps to squeeze the rings while pushing the piston into the cylinder.

 

[Big Red]

Use a piston ring clamp or a speciality cylindrical piston/ring installer. Be sure to check that the rings are right side up and end gap and ring index is correct. File any burrs off the ring ends so they don't cause detonation. Oil the rings and their lands and use a moly paste on the piston skirts.