Yet another Hastings Rings question... does the oil ring spacer gap direction matter

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First, I appreciate all the other threads on these rings, but I didn't see much on this question. I can see the oil top & bottom rings ride on top of a slight lip in the spacer. If I follow the illustration (below) that came in the box, the oil spacer gap ends look to be pointing up. Yet I've read/seen other postings/pictures that have them pointing down. I have little trust in the instructions that came with the rings, but given there's not much said on the topic, I suspect it doesn't matter, but does it?

Yet another Hastings Rings question... does the oil ring spacer gap direction matter
 
Carl H said:
There are lots of Hastings on E bay.
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Yes, very old stock. Some with wrong ring markings, some with no ring markings and you go be the bevel, some with the packaging incorrect.

marshg246

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I talked to tech support at Hastings. They say that the top and 2nd are the same for the Norton and that they both go bevel up.

They are aware that the web site has it two different ways and are happy that I didn't follow the top-up/2nd-down instruction.

They also said that they weren't always dotting them in 2010 and now they are and the dot always rules.

They also said that they put 4 rings in my envelope's top slot since they were the same and agreed with the picture/instructions.

Part of my problem was being sold a seven year old set!
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