Urgent help needed to get cylinder back on!, In the parking lot with engine open! Options

[Radmacdaddy]

Ok, so an eArlier thread discussed ring without pulling an engine. Well I had no choice as when the valves I mentioned in my earlier thread acted up the strain pushed likely worn rings too far and I had to break her open.

All has gone very smoothly up until about midnite last night when after 1 1/2 hrs of trying to get the #2 cylinder back on over the rings (#1 went right on the new rings) the rings are not compressing enough to go on!!!!

I could really use some urgent advice everyone!

Btw, in a pinch, other than this glitch, the engine came apart in under an hour to the pistons. In the van. I recon I'd have had her back in no time, had this not happened.

Thanks!

[Radmacdaddy]

If you compress the ring and place it in the cylinder and there is end gap filing won't help, don't file the surface contacting the cylinder wall or it will never seal.
I would check the groove where the ring sits, probably dirt keeping it from seating. You could check it against the old ring if you still have it, see if it wrong size but if one went together probably dirt.

Good luck
Jeff

The old ring was worn right to the piston, didn't come out at all.