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Piston Ring Gap - Installation Check

Piston-ring end gap at installation and worn - typical 0.1–0.2 % of bore new, scrap at 0.5 %.

Piston ringGapEngine
New ring gap
0.90mm
Scrapping limit
3.00mm
Status
Within limit
Formula, assumptions, and limits

0.15 % bore new (typical 2-stroke). Monitor gap trend; rising indicates liner or ring wear. Too small → ring butt-to-butt on thermal expansion, seizure.

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Cylinder boremmengine spec
End gapmmfeeler gauge