1993 Chevy Truck

Tiny
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  • 1993 CHEVROLET TRUCK
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
I put some piston ring in my chevrolet sierra 5.7 and now it's hard to turn.
Monday, December 31st, 2007 AT 7:07 PM

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Tiny
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Did you check the ring gaps? Are the oil segment rings fitted correctly. How hard is hard to turn? Can you turn it by hand with plugs out? It's a bit hard to know how hard it is with out feeling it. A re ringed engine will be firm to turn, but it should spin freely with the starter, Did you oil all the rings and bore before fitting pistons?

Mark (mhpautos)
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 AT 12:50 AM

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