I ´ve spent this Sunday in my garage building my 327 sbc. When I assembled the oil rings I thought about whether the white and red plastic cubes on each oil ring should be removed or not before installing the pistons into the block. What do you think?? I´ve seen both...
[ QUOTE ] Thanks for your help! I´ll just leave them in. [/ QUOTE ] No, we were being sarcastic. You gotta TAKE THEM OUT! Seriously.
there is nothing that says they need to come out. i leave them in. you would probably damage the ring while trying to rip them out.
I also haven´t found anything on the data sheet that says that they should be removed before installation. I´ve already put them in the block, please don´t say now that they do have to be removed
Actually, those tell you the condition of the rings. If they are both clear, they're nice and fresh - go ahead and put 'em in. If they start to turn red, that means they've reache the expiration date and need to be thrown away!
They're to make sure the ends of the ring spacer don't overlap-the white and red plastic things butt against each other,when you see 'em side by side it's right. I worked in an automotive machine shop,we always left 'em in-no problems!
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