Thread: Do piston rings rotate on the piston?
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Old 04-05-2011, 02:25 AM
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It's simple....if it's a La Nina weather cycle, the rings rotate clockwise and if it's El Nino, they go anti-clockwise. And if the weather's stable, the bores wear oval shaped and the rings don't rotate. I did a PhD on this.
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