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!

[rick 918-S]

Do you still have the old rings? If so, break the old ring, Remove all the new rings from the piston, Use the broken ring to scrape all the carbon from the side and bottom of the piston groove.

You stated the old rings were so worn that they were stuck in the groove and did not move. They were stuck in carbon. It is very likely if you can slide the new ring into the cylinder and get a .015 feeler gage in the slot the ring gap the problem isn't the new rings it's the old dirty piston ring land.

Do you understand?