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4/22/2003 5:19:39 PM, "Mark Seaton" <mark.seaton2@ntlworld.com> wrote: >From: "Russ wolfe" <russella@prairieinet.net> >> Piston rings rotate as the engine runs. That is what the 60 degree cross >> hatch in the cylinder walls is for when you hone the cylinders. >So does this mean that they will all tend to end up with their gaps aligned >due to this being the line of least resistance to the expanding compression >gases? I'm sure the gaps do "line up" from time to time while the engine is running, but I'd imagine that don't stay like that very long, or if they *do* it's because something else is wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org