Engine building guide/Loctite locations

[beemsquar]

Cheers Trigger, That's very kind,  I have nearly assembled everything now and am ready to seal the cases.
If you think it is better to use the graphogen I can wait for it to arrive.

I definitely don't want to do the job twice!

I'll PM you.
Cheers

[Trigger]

I would not bother as you have some assembly compound in place. Not worth a strip down.

[beemsquar]

No problem, Thank you anyway. very kind of you!

Off topic but I don't suppose you could give me some advice on installing the piston rings?

I have a set of genuine Honda rings but am not totally sure which is the top and second ring.

One is slightly smaller than the other and one has a silver edge, which looks like there is a slight chamfer maybe. Im guessing this is the second ring as the Clymer manual states?

The other is a tad bigger and is completely black, Top ring? Both have a tiny N on one side which I am also guessing must be the top?

Both seem the same thickness to me, but I'm not sure.

Any help would be appreciated!!

[ST1100]

I use Graphogen, much better to match new shells when running in.

Out of interest: would Down Corning Molykote G-N Paste serve too?

[Chris400F]

Off topic but I don't suppose you could give me some advice on installing the piston rings?

Haynes manual states that the stamped letter indicates the top of the ring.
Also has this diagram showing the ring layout:

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[Trigger]

The top ring (compression ring) will have the silver edge. The second ring (scraper ring) will be black.

[beemsquar]

Cheers guys, I figured it out in the end, really hard to see any noticeable difference in the shape of the two at first, but I got there eventually. Strange my Haynes manual doesn't have that image, the clymer did. But it was slightly different.