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Re: piston ring orientation
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 7/31/2013

I'll just inject a little theory here. My understanding is the top ring the bevel is up as it works against the compression and combustion pressure. This twists the ring ever so slightly allowing a good seal on the outer.

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