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Offline motorclocks

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piston rings
« on: April 21, 2021, 07:11:29 PM »
ive read a lot of treads and still cant seem to be certain which ring goes top then 2nd on my cb750 big bore kit 65mm rings came no instruction i installed them with bevel up and down, black ring 90 degree edge 2nd grove

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Re: piston rings
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2021, 11:16:07 PM »
Chrome ring in top, black ring in 2nd oil ring obvious.
There should be some sort of marking on the rings even if only a number or letter , usually near the gap and any marking faces upwards.
If no markings pleas post seperat pics of rings the posted one is too blurry for me to see!
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Re: piston rings
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2021, 12:19:48 AM »
Hi bryanj did my new photos show up I can't find them thx

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Re: piston rings
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2021, 12:29:47 AM »
Cant see any
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Offline jaytee-nz

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Re: piston rings
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2021, 02:51:00 PM »
There was another post stating that people are having problems attaching pictures.