[stormcrow]

I wasn't indicating you didn't do the job right. However I think your problem is with the rings rotating on the piston.

This probably caused more oil to pass by the oil rings and cause the compression rings to be wetter then normal resulting in the rings not being able to seat properly. It also caused excessive use of oil.

Make sure your cylinders are cross hatch honed and there are no shiny spots on them. If the rings are gapped properly and the gaps are staggered per the picture, I don't think you will have anymore problems.

I remember when I did my ring replacement my compression was non existence when I first tried to start the engine. But after several tries, it fired right up. If everything goes well, your rings should seat within 500 miles.

I think the excessive oil bypassing the oil rings wouldn't let the rings seat properly.