JE Pistons & block assembly

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

Motor oil is exactly what I used when lubing the cylinders during assembly. 
That was the wet engine. ahh the things you learn when you are young lol



Chris DeLong
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>From: Neal Tovsen <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
>To: Rick Alexander <ralexander03@snet.net>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: JE Pistons & block assembly
>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:47:59 -0800 (PST)
>
>Phew! Yeah, I used motor oil when I installed the
>rings. I only used molly assembly lube on threaded
>bolts where specified by ARP or whatever, and on
>bearing surfaces.
>
>Neal
>
>
>--- Rick Alexander <ralexander03@snet.net> wrote:
> > It's Molly lube that you are not supposed to put on
> > rings. It's some sort of
> > chemical reaction thing that will affect the seating
> > of the rings. Least
> > wise that's what I remember learning. I always oil
> > them up good.
> >
> > Rick Alexander
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Neal" <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>;
> > <vwnuts@yahoo.com>;
> > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:44 PM
> > Subject: RE: JE Pistons & block assembly
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > A ring file is basically a fine pitch flat file.
> > make sure you
> > > > measure them.
> > > > usually they dont need to be filed but you dont
> > want to find out the
> > hard
> > > > way.
> > >
> > > JE rings will DEFINITELY need to be filed. Mine
> > had zero gap out of the
> > box.
> > >
> > > > DO NOT LUBE THE CYLINDER BORES AFTER INSTALLING
> > THE RINGS. this will
> > > > end you up with a "wet" engine which will cause
> > the rings not to
> > > > seat and it
> > > > will burn oil constantly.
> > >
> > > Hmmm...I've NEVER heard that before. It wasn't
> > mentioned in the books I
> > > read. And I definitely don't know everything about
> > engine building, but I
> > > don't understand why that would happen either.
> > >
> > > Any oil on top of the rings will get burned in
> > combustion. Any oil between
> > > the rings is MEANT to be there, right? Or are
> > those not oil galleys in the
> > > piston that exit between the rings? And of course
> > the oil sprayers (if you
> > > have them) will spray the bottom of the pistons,
> > feeding those galleys.
> > How
> > > does some oil on the rings during assembly harm
> > things, exactly?
> > >
> > > Anyway, I hope my engine still breaks in OK! After
> > only 100 miles, it
> > > doesn't seem to consume any real amounts of oil,
> > considering I know I have
> > a
> > > slight gasket leak and that they're forged
> > pistons...
> > >
> > > > you should also have the bottom end
> > > > balanced while
> > > > you have it all apart. make sure to use lube on
> > the bearing journals
> > when
> > > > assembling. oh and dont forget to bring the
> > pistons with you when
> > > > you drop
> > > > off the block. they will need them to bore it
> > properly.
> > >
> > > Yup. Yup. Yup!
> > >
> > > Neal
> > >
> > >
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