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Piston: Specifications

Piston Used Piston Clearance (41 mm from Top of Piston) 0.0020-0.0036 in
New Piston Clearance (41 mm from Top of Piston) 0.0004-0.0020 in
Piston Ring Groove Depth Top Compression 0.158-0.163 in
2nd Compression 0.0166-0.171 in
Oil Control 0.150-.155 in
Piston Ring End Gap Top Compression 0.010-0.018 in
2nd Compression 0.023-0.033 in
Oil Control 0.010-0.030 in
Piston Ring Side Clearance Top Compression 0.0013-0.0031 in
2nd Compression 0.0013-0.0031 in
Oil control 0.0009-0.0079 in
Piston Ring Width Top Compression 0.0463-0.0471 in
2nd Compression 0.0581-0.0589 in
Oil Control 0.073-0.079 in
Piston Pin Diameter 1 0.8659-0.8661 in
Clearance in Piston 0.00008-0.00051 in
Fit-ln-Rod (Clearance) 0.0003-0.0009 in
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