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Piston, Engine

Piston/4.6L Piston-diameter-oded Red I (inch) 3.550-3.551
Piston-diameter-coded Blue 2 (inch) 3.5507-3.5515
Piston-diameter-coded Yellow 3 (inch) 3.513-3.5521
Piston-to-bore -clearance (inch) 0.0005-0.001
Pin bore diameter (inch) 0.866-0.8663
Ring groove width- compression (top) (inch) 0.06-0.610
Ring groove width- compression (bottom) (inch) 0.060-0.0602
Ring groove width-oil ring (inch) 0.275-0.2844
Piston pin-length (inch) 2.44-2.443
Diameter (inch) 0.866-0.8661
Pin to piston clearance (inch) 0.0002-0.0004
Pin to rod clearance (inch) 0.0006-0.00157
Piston rings-ring gap -compression (top) (inch) 1.0 Max (0.0394)
Piston rings-ring gap -compression (top) (inch) 1.0 Max (0.0394)
Oil ring-side clearance (inch) 1.25 Max (0.05)
Oil ring-compression (top) (inch) 0.0016-0.0031
Oil ring-compression (top) (inch) 0.0012-0.00031
Oil ring snug fit
Oil ring-service limit (inch) 015 Max (0.0006)
Ring gap-compression (top) (inch) 0.01-0.02
Ring gap-compression (bottom) (inch) 0.01-0.02
Ring gap-oil ring (steel rail) (inch) 0.006-0.026
Piston/5.4L Piston diameter (Grade 2) at right angle to pin bore 90.180 +/- 0.005
Piston to bore clearance (at Grade size) 0.00079-0.00177 inch
Pin bore diameter (piston) 0.8661-0.8663inch
Pin diameter 0.8658-0.8659 inch
Clearance 0.00023-.00049inch
Pin bore diameter (rod) 0.8666-0.8670 inch
Clearance 0.00073-0.01280 inch
Ring groove width Top 0.06024-0.06102 inch
Intermediate 0.05984-0.06063 inch
Oil control 0.1192-0.1201 inch
Piston ring gap Top 0.0051-0.0110 inch
Intermediate 0.0098-0.0157 inch
Oil control 0.0059-0.0256 inch