Hi All,
I always break these tasks into two parts.
Put the head on neat ( no bolts, and turn the engine over to see if the head
and pistons interfere.)
Then check the bolts to see if the bottom out in the holes.
Phil
Toby B wrote:
> Gently, Tom, gently,
> lest you have interference problems between your head and valves. I
> learned the hard way that you CAN bend a valve by rolling the engine
> over by hand. I admit, now, when I can blame youthful indiscretion,
> that I was less than gentle with it...
> A similar trick is to leave the washers off the bolts and see if the
> bolt will touch the head. (just for measurement, of course, finger
> tight) This is a less- invasive way to find out if the PO knew what he
> or she was doing when the head was reinstalled, as you can leave the
> gasket in place...
> Toby
>
> Thomas Walter wrote:
>
> >
> > Once the bolts, finger tight, are in place it is also a good
> > idea to rotate the crankshaft BY HAND to make sure you can do
> > two full revolutions of the engine (checking to make sure the
> > pistons are not hitting the top of a milled cylinder head.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tom
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