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thanks for your comments. As you can tell i'm not a trained mechanic im just doing this as a hobbie and yes i probably will make mistakes. As for the conversion into newton metres im following the conversion table which came with the torque wrench. This engine im working on may have a different back...

The piston rings go in the following order.. oil control, 1 compression ring, tapered ring making sure 'TOP' is facing upwards and compression ring, I made double sure and phoned them up. If you are interested in my progress here is a link to my youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/popleycrew

Yes, I will phone them up I was thinking about doing that.
I will need to place another order with them soon.. a new clutch kit!

thanks

Thanks for your replies and for your help! The cylinder bores were bored out to take the oversized pistons/rings and has been deglazed. The instructions were not all that clear as the piston set was for many different variants. I got this set from Bull Motif which is normally ok with bits and pieces...

Hi, I have just got a new set of piston rings which are 0.20 1098cc oversized set . I'm unsure about the order they go on the piston, i know the oil control ring goes at the bottom, I have a tapered ring with TOP written on it and two compresson rings. Does the tapered ring go on the top of the pist...

Hi, i have just done my valve stem seals with just 'o' rings. If you are getting the cup seals make sure on the valve guide you have a ridge for seals to sit on otherwise in time they will come off.

Just won a set of con rods off ebay (£5), guess I was lucky with that. Still interested in that engine though I will let you know.

Thankyou for your offer.. I'm in Basingstoke Hampshire, looks like you may be too far away, but I will consider taking a holiday !

I thought I could use mini rods with exceptions but wasn't quite sure thanks for the information.
When I was taking the pistons out on this particular rod, the locking tabs where so worn (breaking up) and hardly 'locking' - the bolts were only 'thinger' tight!
So who knows what could of happened !

Thanks for your replies and here is a better photo.
The connecting rods are marked 12g124 - 12g127 can mini connecting rods be used?[frame][/frame]

Hello, I'm restoring my 1098cc engine and I have discovered a broken piece of the connecting rod, i guess this can not be fitted back in? (I think the answer's No Way!?) I'm not sure how this happened but I would be interested to find out or possible causes so it doesn't happen again! The piece of m...