Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Pistons, Pins and Rings

Piston Diameter (Std.) [01]
Piston Clearance 0.0008-0.00016
Piston Pin Diameter 0.8659-0.8661
Piston Pin To Piston Clearance 0.0005-0.0009
Piston Ring End Gap:
Comp. [02]
Oil 0.008-0.028

Piston Ring To Groove Clearance:
Top Ring 0.0018-0.0030
Second Ring 0.0016-0.0028

[01] -- No letter, 3.4244-3.4248 inches; letter B, 3.4240-3.4244 inches.
[02] -- Top ring, 0.008-0.014 inches; second ring, 0.014-0.016 inches.