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  1. Daybreak

    My 802a in the northeast thread

    Howdy, Understanding a piston ring setup is top ring, combustion (compression ring middle ring, groove ring, fine oil sweep bottom ring, oil control ring Anytime you have glazing, pitting, scraps, sticking rings, you can burn oil, blowby, power loss etc...
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    My 802a in the northeast thread

    Howdy, Yes, it also draws oil. Wet stacking causes the unburned fuel to glaze the piston walls, and interfere with the rings, which will lead to oil usage. The culprit could have been a bad break-in procedure too. The life of a diesel is really dependent upon the initial break-in of the...
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    My 802a in the northeast thread

    Howdy, YEP. Every MEP-802 and MEP-803 has had the fuel/water filter put on by king kong dry. Watch the sharp edges. Use a exact fit filter wrench, or a heavy strap wrench. And really really pull hard, and pull harder. It does actually come off.
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