[SEL] Piston Rings and old engines.

[Tod Engine Foundation]

This is what it looks like:

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2859441980033749120wFcEFE?vhost=news

This is for the HP rings.  The rings consist of an outer iron ring and an 
inner stainless steel spring.  Both are compressed and placed into this 
fixture.  The fixture is then placed in the counterbore and affixed in place 
with set screws.   You can see the set screw tabs in the pic.  The ring is 
then pushed out of the fixture and into the bore and up against the piston. 
The pistons were multiple part construction with followers which bolted on 
the piston to hold the rings in place.

The LP rings are in three segments and are just manhandled into the bore and 
onto the piston.  Then small leaf springs are individually placed between 
the ring and piston.  Then the follower is put on after the springs are in.

Some year I'll bring this stuff to Coolspring and show it off.

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Germoamer at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Piston Rings and old engines.


>
> In a message dated 10/3/2008 8:22:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> rowlands1941 at roadrunner.com writes:
>
> How  about some piston rings from a blooming mill engine.
>
>
> Wonder what the ring expander/compressor looks like?
>
> Tom  Schmutz
> Concord,  Va.
> germoamer at AOL.com
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>
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