Collapse of Piston Rings??

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FLENM
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1998 Chev. Tracker, 79,000 miles, auto. trans., took to mechanic to have gaskets and seals replaced. drove home only 5 miles, went a couple days later to start and wouldn't start, made a bad knocking sound. was towed back to mechanic, we were told that the engine rings collapsed.
Nov 30, 2007 at 11:51 AM
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MERLIN2021
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Are you sure they didn't say collapsed lifters? Rings don't collapse they wear or break...
Nov 30, 2007 at 1:02 PM
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It sounds like to me, the mechanic allowed the old gasket material or the gasket gun grit get down into the engine and now it has spun a bearing and clogged the oil pump pick up.
Jun 19, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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