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Re: 1950 TD Pistons, Head & Compression

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 1950 TD Pistons, Head & Compression
From: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 09 Sep 1996 08:46:19 -0500
In <960907050133_517576941@emout14.mail.aol.com>, BarneyMG@aol.com wrote:
>
>c.)  Were the rocker pedestal shim plates original?

No.

>I'm inclined to think that we have high compression pistons or that
>the head may have been milled down quite a lot and the rocker
>pedestal shims added to get the valve adjustment to come out right.

Probably so.  Another thing to check for is new cam.  The (Crane) cams
now supplied for TD's have a larger base radius, so either shorter
pushrods or spacers are required.  If I can remember, I'll look for
the head height.  I think it is stated somewhere in the Green book.

                        A. B. Bonds


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