Ok,......it was a serious reply, so are we in the thinking that the rings never turn on a piston ? I hope we all know they do.
Maybe I been outta this business too long ! I never heard the term "microgrooves" when I was in the business.
Routy wrote on 12/09/09 at 05:23:22:Quote:
there is no way you can get the rings lined up to the grooves in the bore.
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Probably not a serious reply, but there better not be any vertical grooves (or even a deep scratch) whatsoever in the barrel, or you have definently found not only the oil problem, but also lack of expression !