Gramma's Car: the new project!

[firstgenaddict]

The ring alignment... lol
My father-in-law took it upon himself to rebuild the engine in his 1905 Cadillac.
He honed the cylinder, had new rings made and assembled the engine.
Fired it up and it ran but had no power, the car wouldn't pull itself up a 5% grade out of the garage.
He pulls it all back down and checks everything, laps and hones the valves etc.
He asks if I will come over and help him assemble the engine... we are putting the jug over the piston and he has the ring gaps in a direct line...
I said hey you forgot to stagger the rings...
It doesn't matter he replies they will all settle with the gaps to the TOP (Horizontal 1 cylinder)... his reasoning was the heavy side would work it's way down.
I said did you assemble the engine like that last time?
YES!!!!
He has no problems running 25-30mph now...