Welcome to Club Hot Rod!  The premier site for everything to do with Hot Rod, Customs, Low Riders, Rat Rods, and more. 

  •  » Members from all over the US and the world!
  •  » Help from all over the world for your questions
  •  » Build logs for you and all members
  •  » Blogs
  •  » Image Gallery
  •  » Many thousands of members and hundreds of thousands of posts! 

YES! I want to register an account for free right now!  p.s.: For registered members this ad will NOT show

 
Like Tree8Likes
  • 6 Post By glennsexton
  • 1 Post By rspears
  • 1 Post By Jeri

Thread: sealed power E251K30 piston rings
          
   
   

Reply To Thread
Results 1 to 7 of 7
  1. 08-20-2015 10:03 PM #1
    Jeri
    Jeri is offline CHR Member
    Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Pinole
    Posts
    21

    sealed power E251K30 piston rings

     



    Quick question. I accidentally spilled my piston rings on the work bench and before I put the rings on the piston I wanted to check with you guys to make sure I am doing it right.

    I need to know which is the top ring and which is the second ring?

    One of the two top rings is a little wider than the other. Does the wider ring go as the first (top) ring?

    Appreciate your help.
    Jeri
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 08-21-2015 10:05 AM #2
    glennsexton's Avatar
    glennsexton
    glennsexton is offline CHR Member/Contributor
    Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Tigard
    Car Year, Make, Model: 63 Nova SS
    Posts
    2,583

    Welcome to CHR, Jeri!

    The top two rings in your set are both 5/64” thick and both have a dot on the top of the ring but that is where the likeness ends! The top ring does about 80% of the compression so the installation is critical. The top ring is a lot stiffer that the second ring. The second ring will have a bevel on the on the opposite side of the dot and will be noticeable easier to compress.

    See below - From our friends at Hot Rod Magazine.

    When installing, put the oil rings on first, then the second ring and finally the top ring.

    Remember to offset the end gaps between the top two rings.
    Attached Images
    "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 08-21-2015 08:07 PM #3
    Jeri
    Jeri is offline CHR Member
    Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Pinole
    Posts
    21

    Thanks for the info.. Very helpful.
    Jeri
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 08-21-2015 08:21 PM #4
    glennsexton's Avatar
    glennsexton
    glennsexton is offline CHR Member/Contributor
    Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Tigard
    Car Year, Make, Model: 63 Nova SS
    Posts
    2,583

    .030 over 350 - going in the '40 Ford, Jeri?
    "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 08-28-2015 03:56 PM #5
    Jeri
    Jeri is offline CHR Member
    Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Pinole
    Posts
    21

    New project. This 350 is going the in 30 ford coupe.
    Again, thanks all for your input.
    Jeri
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 08-28-2015 04:25 PM #6
    rspears's Avatar
    rspears
    rspears is offline CHR Member/Contributor
    Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Gardner, KS
    Car Year, Make, Model: '33 HiBoy Coupe, '32 HiBoy Roadster
    Posts
    11,149

    Quote Originally Posted by Jeri View Post
    New project. This 350 is going the in 30 ford coupe.
    Again, thanks all for your input.
    Jeri
    useless_without_pics_2.gif.jpg

    Jus' pullin' your chain, but then again, we DO LOVE PICTURES!!!
    glennsexton likes this.
    Roger
    Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 08-28-2015 07:53 PM #7
    Jeri
    Jeri is offline CHR Member
    Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Pinole
    Posts
    21

    Give me a couple of weeks and I hope I will have some picts worth showing.
    Jeri
    rspears likes this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Reply To Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules

Links monetized by VigLink