Engine model: was Re: [SEL] Piston Ring Gap

[Rupert Wenig]

Hello Luke,
	I meant to ask in my last post- What engine are you building? What scale?

Rupert

Luke Tonneberger wrote:
>>> Hi Jack,
>>>
>>> It is air cooled with an aluminum piston. It is for a model I'm 
>>> attempting to make. I have the bore close to finish size. The piston 
>>> fits, but the rings don't fit yet.  I put in a piston ring and can't 
>>> quite get the ends to meet. The bore is too small yet so the ends of 
>>> the ring overlap a bit. I need to hone it out about .015 inches I'm 
>>> guessing. I'm using the end gap on the rings to determine what my 
>>> finished bore size will need to be and how much I'll need to hone it. 
>>> I've read a little on how to hone, but not sure what to use for 
>>> cutting fluid.
>>>
>>> Luke Tonneberger
>>> Rockford, Michigan
>>> USA
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