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Old 2009-01-29, 09:28 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by cody View Post
Crazy. Where'd you learn that?
About the rings rotating? The piston guys mentioned it. Between the cross hatching and piston loading/wobbling, the forces on the rings which are basically just springs cause them to spin slowly. Something in the neighborhood of 1/1000th of engine RPM.

2 strokes have to be pinned to keep the gaps from hitting the ports.
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