Thread: Do piston rings rotate on the piston?
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Old 12-07-2010, 08:57 PM
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Default ring rotation...
Guys,

OH, puhlleeze...it is due to CORIOLIS effect...rotation of the earth...northern vs. southern hemisphere...the guys down in Oz have similar, but opposite problem.

If you have any doubts, go flush the toilet to see which way the...ah...stuff rotates...there's the definitive answer...maybe

Crosshatch, smoshhatch...sheeshhh...
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