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<blockquote data-quote="MalcolmV8" data-source="post: 16842924" data-attributes="member: 8854"><p>I feel your pain. I'm sure it's up in this thread from years ago but Total Seal swore by those rings and had me doing all kinds of work arounds. Oil level in pan, install a vacuum pump on the valve covers to pull a vacuum under the pistons etc. Then they swore it was faulty heads / seals. I yanked my heads TWICE to get rebuilt, valve guides, valve seats, seals etc. It is beyond frustrating. I eventually pulled those rings and went to conventional rings and boom all was fixed and good.</p><p>Hence my comment above about throwing those things in the trash lol <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>It's unfortunate but the only fix I know of is to tear down and re-ring the motor. That means a bare block to the machine shop, light hone job to prep surface and reassemble with conventional rings.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You're welcome and unless you know some tricks to make them work I'd stay away from the gapless issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MalcolmV8, post: 16842924, member: 8854"] I feel your pain. I'm sure it's up in this thread from years ago but Total Seal swore by those rings and had me doing all kinds of work arounds. Oil level in pan, install a vacuum pump on the valve covers to pull a vacuum under the pistons etc. Then they swore it was faulty heads / seals. I yanked my heads TWICE to get rebuilt, valve guides, valve seats, seals etc. It is beyond frustrating. I eventually pulled those rings and went to conventional rings and boom all was fixed and good. Hence my comment above about throwing those things in the trash lol :) It's unfortunate but the only fix I know of is to tear down and re-ring the motor. That means a bare block to the machine shop, light hone job to prep surface and reassemble with conventional rings. You're welcome and unless you know some tricks to make them work I'd stay away from the gapless issues. [/QUOTE]
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