MustangWorks.com - The Ford Mustang Power Source!

Go Back   MustangWorks.com : Ford Forums > Mustang & Ford Tech > Windsor Power
Register FAQ Members List Calendar

Notices


 
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 06-06-2004, 11:31 AM   #1
Hozer 88GTConv
Registered Member
 
Hozer 88GTConv's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Posts: 706
Default R/R piston rings from underneath?

Okay, I've checked everything else and it has to be a cracked oil ring on number 5.

I recently rebuilt the heads and would prefer to snatch the motor out and pull the pan and r/r the rings on number 5 leaving the top end intact. Really don't want to pull the heads again (gaskets, head studs, etc).

Can I r and r number 5's rings from underneath on an engine stand?

I have never done a ring job and realize that I may have to take it apart anyway and hone it if the rings are really messed up. But it is holding 175 PSI on a compression check and not losing any pressure even after an hour of sitting. So, I think it has to be a cracked oil ring...
I have r/r'd valve seals twice and r/r'd the intake manifold gasket 5 times to make sure it isn't pulling from the lifter valley.
It is only doing this on number 5 and it is pissing me off.
It also NEVER smokes. All other plugs are perfect.

I just need number 5, it's burning a quart every 150 miles and fouling the plug royally. Plus it's killing my idle, f-ing up the octane, and I'm anal.

Thanks in advance...maybe I should just stroke it and be done with it...

By the way, road trip from New Smyrna Beach yesterday I averaged 3900 RPM with 3.73's on my T-5 in 5th. The needle was buried so I have no idea have fast I was going. If the needle is calibrated past 85, I had to be averaging 105-110 for the better part of an hour.
__________________
1988 GT Convertible
331 10:1 TW heads, GT-40 intake, MSD, TRW flattops, B Cam w/ 1.7's, MAC exhaust, 24's, 70 TB, 76 MAF, 3.73's, Pro 5.0, Koni's, Anderson PMS, Wideband 02, yatta, yatta...
One week with new motor, two speeding tickets...joy
Hozer 88GTConv is offline   Reply With Quote
 



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Piston Ring Install Question rancheroo Windsor Power 3 02-20-2004 10:07 PM
Speed Secret # 7 jim_howard_pdx Windsor Power 8 11-23-2002 02:55 AM
wich piston rings do i order? Saleen492 Windsor Power 3 11-11-2002 07:24 AM
Piston rings for Blown 4.6L? Childs-Albert Modular Madness 1 08-20-2002 01:53 PM
Piston Rings Doctor DeBo Windsor Power 4 01-12-2001 12:33 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:29 PM.


SEARCH