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Piston ring update
I am still having problems getting my pistons back in the cylinders. I have pin-pointed the problem. It is the new oil rings. I got the new ring set from Brake Systems Inc. (Thanks Gunfreak) I called them and gave them the air compressor model number. They also needed to know...
I put new piston rings on my air compressor and I'm having a very hard time getting them back in the cylinders. Before I grab the sledge hammer and start swinging I figured I'd ask for some advice. Made sure they are the correct size rings. Honed out the cylinders. And coated the cylinder walls...
air compressor rebuild
Here are some pics of my air compressor rebuild. Following gunfreaks advice I cleaned up everything and honed the cylinders to help gain some compression. And I used his scans of the gaskets to make new ones. All I have left to do is some fresh paint.
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