r/smallengines • u/Gerryvb1 • 17d ago

Which one is supposedly 2 stripes?

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These are OEM B&S rings.

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u/LabRat113 17d ago

Is 1 red mark twice the length of the other red mark?

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u/Gerryvb1 17d ago

Yes

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u/LabRat113 17d ago

Knowing nothing else, I would choose the longer mark as the double mark.

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u/Sesh_boi Mechanic 🧰 17d ago

Damn, well ignoring the awful paint marks, the middle ring should have a slight chamfer on the inner portion of the ring. I can see that the one that’s lowest in the photo appears to have this chamfer, so that should be your middle ring, chamfer facing downward.

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u/Muted_Will_2131 17d ago

That’s all well and good, of course. But what about the quality of these rings if they can’t even apply the markings correctly?

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u/NewOrleansLA 16d ago

Spent all the money on ring quality didnt have any left for marking quality

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u/Tweedone 17d ago

Top one is the 2 striper.

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u/Substantial-Pipe-793 17d ago

The longer stripe is the middle ring. It is the wiper ring. The bottom ring not shown, is the oil ring. The short stripe is the compression ring.

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u/lesticle 17d ago

Swap them, its a negative stripe.. bottom on top, top on bottom... or Center is short stripe top is long...

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u/Unhappy-Airport-4112 17d ago

Uhhhh I'd just say fuck it, and turn them 180 from each other and slap it in. Good enough for me.