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----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ wolfe" <russella@prairieinet.net> > > So does this mean that they will all tend to end up with their gaps aligned > They won't end up lining up, as they will keep rotating, and end up > mis-aligned again sooner or later. > With 3 piece oil rings, you don't have a gap in the oil ring, as such. > They are assembled so as the 3 gaps/ends are not together. > As for the cross hatch being for intial break-in, Have you ever seen > orginal factory cylinders? 100K miles and the marks of the cross hatch > is still there. Oh. And I was reassured when I saw the cross hatching that the engine couldn't be that old. But my oil control rings are single solid rings (actually very intricately designed u-section things with little cuts to allow them to bend) Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org