So in my eagerness to show my 9 and 6 year old boys how to put together an engine, I didn't make sure the ring compressor was down to the deck surface and the oil ring popped out and I kept "hammering" the piston thus breaking the oil ring.The ring is toast, or eight pieces of toast, and the piston and top corner of the cylinder hole are a little bunged up. The bungs in question are enough to catch a fingernail on. The question is how bad did I screw up? A few minutes with a fine rounded file and a new ring, or new piston and trip to the machine shop? Ever happen to anyone else?
Happens to everyone at least once... sometimes twice. :cry:
If you can post pictures of the damage we might be able to render an opinion... in particular, a closeup of the piston would be helpful.
Would've already if 4 year old daughter hadn't killed our nice spendy camera. I realize that you could catch a fingernail on something the thickness of a dime, but these nicks would probably do no more than put a run in the ol' ladies' pantyhose. But they are nicks nonetheless and not smooth shiny metal.
Well one thing you have going for you is the top of the cyl doesnt contact the rings except for when you install the piston. Dang near 1/2" at the top.
The bad part is I'll bet you cracked the ring land on the piston when you broke the ring.
Experiance speaking here.
