Tramp time

Finally got a few hours alone in the garage yesterday with the Tramp (Triumph). Got the wrist pin bushings reamed and the pins fittted. Fitted the rings to the cylinders. If all goes well I will start putting the top end back togather today. One small problem. The ring clearence in the cylinder is supposed to be .010-.014 and I have two at .015. I really want to get this thing back togather and running.
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You're a thousandth off. Does that make a huge difference? Askin' 'cause I'm a rider, not a mechananic.

Prolly be ok, just be sure to clock the rings 180* from each other.

I wouldn't worry to much aout it. Glad ya got to work on it

Simpleman77 wrote:You're a thousandth off. Does that make a huge difference? Askin' 'cause I'm a rider, not a mechananic.

One thousandth is probably no big deal. I'm putting cast iron rings in and they will probably expand a little more than steel rings when they get hot. The cast iron rings are softer and will wear more than steel or chrome rings but will cause less wear to the cylinders. I'm not a mechanic either, just learning as I go.

Be sure and let us know how she runs when you are done with the re-build. --------

Glad your getting to work on it. Good luck.

good luck with the old gal , sure miss messing with engines , glad u can still do it bro ,

keep us posted on the progress!!