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Originally Posted by Christ
Then there's no reason to not reuse them.
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I'm just a little concerned that they could have lost some of their tension.
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Originally Posted by Christ
I was thinking that he could put the ring in the bore, allowing each end to overlap the other, then mark the overlap with a skerple (sharpie), remove the ring from the bore again, and then flat-file the ring on one side from the top down, and on the other side from the bottom up, so that you end up with (instead of an angle) a lap joint when the gap is closed. I wouldn't try for anything over a 76mm ring, though, because you'll probably end up with side clearance issues.
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I think we're saying the same thing. I meant the angle shown here:
I'm not sure why the angle is there. Maybe it helps combustion pressure push the ring harder against the cylinder wall?