I was installing my pistons today and apparently new piston rings are sharp and old piston rings are dull. I cut both my thumbs and my left hand index finger pushing the pistons into the cylinders. I couldn't find my ring compressor. But, "I can't find..." has been the code name of this engine build. I hate being rushed.

Show the picture with the band-aids now

Ewww...

now be honest, right after you took the pic, did you shove your thumb in your mouth and suck on it? After I saw your picture, that's exactly what I did to my thumb. Sympathy suck, I guess you could call it.

Jen

Jenny..I love it when you talk dirty..

Actually I didn't stick my thumbs in my mouth because:

A.) I was wearing latex gloves.
B.) My hands were covered in STP assembly lube.

I'm not into having either of those things in my mouth.

Oh come on , IT'S ONLY A FLESH WOUND!!!!!! AL

I find that a blood sacrafice is required for most repairs on these cars if you wish them to work.

I "soften" the sharp edges with a scratch pad (Scotch Brite) when prepping rings for installation. They need to be washed anyway .
Also, you shouldn't be using assembly lube on the rings. The best thing is light machine oil IMO. Anything heavier will interfere with the rings seating.

Assembly lube, gear oil, motor oil, etc are like mayo on a sandwich

The blood adds a little salt.

They have all sorts of things on band aids these days for the kids.
Hummm, 914s on a bandaid...

Most 914's lose iron at a rate of .011 grams per hour. Blood is a good addition.

Did you take the picture with the camera in your mouth?

Wish my wounds were that small..

Ken