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Has anyone experimented with omitting one of the two compression rings on the old aluminum bore flatheads? Im just kicking around the idea, to see what happens to bore life. I have disassembled quite a few of these old engines, and noticed the vast amount of carbon build up usually stops at...

Hey guys I wanna throw something by you. A few months ago I rebuilt my car engine, new pistons rings decked the head cut valves. ported and polished with a port Match, lighter crank and flywheel. Any way it ran great but I forgot the check the main bearing and it trashed my crank and all...

Here are the numbers on my motor 130202 0532 01 74112207 and the rings set is used was part number 298982. From what I can find these are the correct rings, can anyone confirm this? Thanks

Getting new rings for my 70's briggs and stratton aluminum bore engine, I was wondering what kind of rings I should get, i know there is chrome rings, thick rings and thin rings. here is the piston

Looking for a trim ring for a 4-1/2" sealed beam headlight. Can't say for certain that it was used on a minibike ever, but it was used on various motorized trikes and 4 wheelers from the 70's. I know it was used on a RUPP Go-Joe and also a Lockley Wranger. Here are the details" Stamped...

Got my rings today. They are .010 over and wont even fit into cylinder. Guess i need to get a standard ring set. Question factory top ring has no inside grove that i can see. The new ring set does. The new ring has a beveled edge that goes halfway. Would the beveled side go up or down...

tecumseh HS50 std ring set # 33567

I now know my super bronc 10hp runs :thumbsup: It is pull start only. I would like to make it electric start also(12v DC). My engine has some sort of lighting coil but no ring gear for the starter. Does anyone know the part # i would need to do this ? Can you just add the ring gear to my...

weird question guys, but, i built a briggs intek 6.5hp, and ive ran it a little bit, and it just wasn't running quite right, seemed a bit sluggish, so, i started looking for problems and couldnt find anything obvious, so i ended up dissasembling it, and turns out one of my rings broke, not quite...

I looked up the model number on my 5hp flatty and the part number for the rings say they fit 3.5hp to 3.75hp... :shrug: doesnt say anything about a 5hp and this is looking up the same numbers on different sites....

I have an HM80 on my super bronc with lighted coil and provisions for a starter in the recoul housing and block. I have a starter but need the ring gear for an HM80. Anyone have one for sale?

I got a new set of rings for my 5hp briggs, and the instructions said that the middle comp. ring has a dot on it to denote that it points upward. Well guess what?, Lol, there was no dot..... Does the thicker solid ring go on top or in the middle? And does the one with the sorta ridge around the...

I,m rebuilding a 5hp briggs and need to know the piston ring gaps so I can file fit them, any help would be appreciated. They are .010 over rings in a standard bore.

Im looking for a new OEM set of STD piston rings for a Tecumseh HM80 part# 34332. Please PM if there are any leads

My engine needs a piston ring job bad. the bore is full of nasty stuff and the engine just wont run rite. When i have it full throttle it keeps slowly dying out and im going through spark plugs like crazy. So before is start i would like to hear if you guys have any easy wasy to change the...

What kind of piston ring clearance is used for racing? What should I use with an aluminum cylinder on a 2.54 inch bore 3.5 horse flathead motor i'm putting together for optimal performance?

For you seasoned bikers this maybe apprentice stuff but for others could be useful. I was trying to get at a snap ring to adjust a belt drive. Since the ring was recessed I could not get a bite on it even after using various pliers and screwdrivers. I thought about punching the ring off...

I tried over on the 4 stroke kart forum but no one wants to help there so here we go here.. I am putting my world formula engine together and I am having a problem with the oil ring... The spring that goes behind the ring seems to big and it wont allow the oil ring to compress without...

Iv got an old briggs 5hp horizontal shaft engine with the carb on tank setup. After alot of fiddleing i figured out it has no balls because its only got 25psi compression. So iv also got an old vertical shaft 5hp briggs that i use for parts i was thinking id steal the piston and rings from that...

I tore down the super bronc engine to install the new billet rod. Everything is a go so far. What is the piston ring end gap supposed to be on a Tecumseh HM80? I am re-ringing the engine since I have it tore down.