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Joyridin · 05-15-2023, 07:45 AM

You may not like doing this, but we have had the rings stick quite a few times on LS/LT engines. My suggestion is to squirt some transmission fluid in the cylinders. Crank the engine over a few times to make sure it is all around the cylinder, and let it sit about 2 days. This usually frees them up.

05-15-2023, 07:45 AM	#7
Joyridin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 486	Re: Low compression on 5.3 swap You may not like doing this, but we have had the rings stick quite a few times on LS/LT engines. My suggestion is to squirt some transmission fluid in the cylinders. Crank the engine over a few times to make sure it is all around the cylinder, and let it sit about 2 days. This usually frees them up.