Anodized Ring Lands

[Ralph A Powell]

Hard anodizing if done correctly is good.You may not have enough radial tension and the ring is not sealing to bore if cylinder pressure rises very quick! Have you ever run Engine with a Blowby meter?


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Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Anybody have any experience or used such? My top ring to land ware pattern is lacking making 360* contact. 2nd ring without anodizing on land has nice ware pattern as if it was a top ring. It looks like the top ring is allowing a lot of cylinder pressure to get to the second ring. Both are steel rings. I will lap top ring on surface plate to check for flatness.