Questions & Answers for: stuck piston rings

...stuck piston ring which is giving you low compression. These units are extremely fuel mixture sensitive...too much oil causes carbon buildup, cylinder scoring and stuck piston ring. Take off the ...

...stuck) piston ring, or broken piston ring. To isolate the problem to the valves or rings, you have to add a little 30 weight oil inside cylinder through spark plug hole. Repeat the compression test. ...

stuck. If a piston is badly scored it needs to be replaced. The scoring can stop the rings from sealing the cylinder. Do this; drain the oil then fill the box to the proper level. Wash the bike to rid

...stuck in the piston groove plus the cylinder was carbon scored. I tried to gently pry the piston ring free but it was so firmly stuck, it broke. Not worth fixing. Take the muffler off and you will be ...

...stuck in the piston and were hard to remove This is a Honda GC160 5 hp engine. I just finished putting in new rings and rod ( left piston alone even though it was scored on 2 sides) and put it back ...

stuck piston ring means poor compression and compression is part of the formula for successful ignition...fuel/air and spark are the others. I tore my unit down and checked EVERYTHING...I read a blurb

What would cause lack of compression in #6 cylinder in a Mercury 1150 boat motor? Broken rings,rings stuck in piston,scoured piston as a result of seizure,hole in piston

...piston is stuck in after replacing front tire no front brakes. I noticed the piston on the reservoir is stuck in. I can pull it out with needle nose pliers but when I apply brake it stays in. First ...

...cylinder walls, stuck rings, worn piston causing excessive wear on the rings and walls because the piston is not travelling in a straight line but on an angle, bent connecting rod, seized wrist

piston rings are not stuck Make sure the motor is getting vacuum such as checking the PVC valve. If your cylinder had a lip at the top of the cylinder, more than likely the engine needs to be bored or