would you risk changing piston ring without special tool?

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would you risk changing piston ring without special tool?
Original Message Jan 28, 2005 7:35 pm

My7hp tcum snowking is burning oil I took off heads etc got my piston in hand look fine no scratch cylinder great too but ring are bad used compression is very low. OI know

my next door neighbor once changed his rings on his mower with his hand without cracking it? should I try this?

Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? bbwb (Jan 28, 2005 7:48 pm)
Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? AJace (Jan 28, 2005 7:58 pm)
Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? bbwb (Jan 28, 2005 8:13 pm)
Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? Bill_D (Jan 28, 2005 8:29 pm)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? Emmo (Jan 28, 2005 8:37 pm)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? spottedpony (Jan 29, 2005 7:04 am)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? mml4 (Jan 29, 2005 10:58 am)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? Termy (Jan 29, 2005 1:58 pm)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? Bill_D (Jan 28, 2005 8:50 pm)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? Majorxlr8n (Jan 28, 2005 9:05 pm)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? Majorxlr8n (Jan 28, 2005 9:12 pm)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? Marshall (Jan 28, 2005 9:19 pm)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? mml4 (Jan 29, 2005 2:23 am)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? jubol (Jan 29, 2005 2:31 am)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? mml4 (Jan 29, 2005 3:07 am)
- Re: would you risk changing piston ring without special tool? Richie (Jan 29, 2005 4:27 am)

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