<VV> Ring Compressor

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Many Corvair engine assemblers will install the rod and piston, rings  
already installed. onto the crank and then slide the cylinder down over the  
piston/ring assembly. For this method, the "Take-apart" ring compressor, with  
the appropriate size "ring" works great. You can clamp over the rings, and 
slide  the barrel over it and displace the clamping ring as you slide down 
the piston.  Be careful as the cutout area at the bottom of the cylinder 
passes over the  rings. Things can pop out.  When the cylinder has covered the 
ring area,  you can just slide toward the case, undo the pliers portion of the 
clamp and  remove the ring. If you are installing the piston/ring assembly 
into the barrel  off of the motor, it is much easier, then other types of 
compressors work okay  as well. 
 
Seth Emerson 
 
 
In a message dated 4/16/2012 10:01:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
duallycc at gmail.com writes:

Hey  All;

What is the good/best ring compressor I can get for  putting this
corvair engine back together? I have one for a small block  Chevy, but
not sure that it will work these barrels and pistons.  Thanks.