Reply To: Embarrassing Mistake

[frankr]

Ah yes, that feeling of panic, when the thought comes to mind. Did I torque those rod bolts? Then tear it all back down to find that it was OK. Been there and done that or something similar too many times.

But think about it. I have never found a set of OEM rings to be too tight in the standard bore they were intended for. And it would be impossible to get oversize rings into a standard bore. So, what could be the worst that could happen? Yeah, they might have too much end gap due to a worn bore. It might wind up with some compression loss, but it isn’t going to blow up.

In this case, I’d probably assume it is ok unless proven otherwise.