Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1435

9 - 288 ENGINE 5.9L DIESEL
PISTON & CONNECTING ROD (Continued)
(13) Install the suction tube and oil pan (Refer to 9
- ENGINE/LUBRICATION/OIL PAN - INSTALLA-
TION).
(14) Install the cylinder head onto the engine
(Refer to 9 - ENGINE/CYLINDER HEAD - INSTAL-
LATION).
(15) Install a new filter and fill the crankcase with
new engine oil.
(16) Connect the battery negative cables and start
engine.
PISTON RINGS
STANDARD PROCEDURE-PISTON RING
FITTING
(1) Determine the piston diameter and obtain the
appropriate ring set. The piston rings can be identi-
fied as shown in (Fig. 137).
Fig. 137 Piston Ring Identification
(2) Position each ring in the cylinder and use a
piston to square it with the bore at a depth of 89.0
mm (3.5 inch) - (Fig. 138).
Fig. 138 Position of Ring in Cylinder Bore
1 - PISTON
2 - CYLINDER BORE
3 - DEPTH
(3) Use a feeler gauge to measure the piston ring gap.
PISTON RING GAP CHART
TOP RING 0.35 - 0.45 mm
INTERMEDIATE 0.85-1.15 mm
RING
OIL CONTROL 0.250-0.550
RING
(4) The top surface of all of the rings are identified
with the word TOP or the supplier's MARK. Assem-
ble the rings with the word TOP or the supplier's
MARK up.
(5) Position the oil ring expander in the oil control
ring groove (bottom groove).
(6) Install the oil control ring with the end gap
OPPOSITE the ends on the expander (Fig 139).
Fig. 139 Oil Control Ring/Expander Location in
1 - OIL CONTROL RING
2 - EXPANDER
3 - PISTON
(7) Install the intermediate piston ring in the sec-
ond groove.
(8) Install the top piston ring in the top groove
(Fig. 140).
Fig. 140 Piston Ring Installation Tool
1 - PISTON RING INSTALLATION TOOL
BR/BE
(0.014 - 0.0177
in.)
(0.0334 -
0.0452 in.)
(0.0100 -
mm 0.0215 in.)
Groove