<VV> Deves rings

[4carbcorvair]

Hi Bob,

I recieved this from Clarks this morning:

"The note on the Deves rings no longer applies, there used to be an issue
with some of the older forged pistons"



Ron



On 3/2/07, BobHelt at aol.com <BobHelt at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  In a message dated 3/2/2007 4:30:06 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> 4carbcorvair at gmail.com writes:
>
> After reading about all of the negatives, or
> possible negatives, I went with the Deves rings.
> http://www.deves.com/about.html
>
> No news is good news. :)
>
> --
> Ron Tinkham
>
>  Ron,
> Maybe a good choice but are you aware of the negatives, or possible
> negatives on Deves rings too? Here are some.....
>
> The two compresion rings are cast iron and NOT steel at all. Read the
> Deves description.
>
> Clark's says not to use Deves rings on forged pistons.
>
> As near as I can determine, there is no such thing as Swedish Steel. It is
> only a marketing term to reference steel that might originate in Sweden.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Helt
>
>
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Ron Tinkham

66 Corsa Convertable, 140, 4sp.
Maine