Well, that's what I figured, but I don't want to go that far. Seems like if
the job isn't done just right, you have a real mess on your hands.
-g
At 11:42 AM -0800 12/7/00, David Riker wrote:
>I had a block that was sleeved in all four cylinders. When we took it up to
>1380, the sleeves were all gone...
>David Riker
>74 Midget
>63 Falcon
>70 Torino
>http://home.pacbell.net/davriker
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
>To: "Bryan Vandiver" <bryan.vandiver@sun.com>
>Cc: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>;
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 4:06 PM
>Subject: Re: Sleeved 1275
>
>
>> Bryan,
>> Good point. I didn't know they did that, but everyone else does.
>> Peter
>> -
>> At 06:02 PM 12/6/2000, Bryan Vandiver wrote:
>> >Gerard/Peter,
>> >
>> >My 1275 appeared to be sleeved at the 'factory'. Apparently, BMC would
>> >sometimes sleeve a run of blocks, if any of the castings appeard
>> >'questionable', and rather than try a figure out which were good and
>> >bad, they would sleeve the whole batch. (at least this is what MM
>> >explained to me).
>> >I have mine bored .02 over.
>> >
>> >BTW - it looks like I can't post to the list for some reason, since none
>> >of the messages I have sent ever come back to me from the list.
>> >
>> >Regards - Bryan
>> >
>> >"Peter C." wrote:
>> > >
>> > > At 11:55 AM 12/6/2000, Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
>> > > >Recently there was some talk about sleeved 1275s. I have one of these
>> > > >blocks I want to use that is a standard bore but probably needs to be
>> > > >oversized slightly for new pistons. Can anyone tell me how much
>oversize I
>> > > >can safely go with the sleeves?
>> > > >
>> > > >Thanks.
>> > > >
>> > > >Gerard
>> > > Gerard, Most likely the sleeves are made by Los Angeles Sleeve Co.
>12051
>> > > Rivera Rd. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 310 945-7578 Ask them. I
>think
>> > > they are 3/32" wall, fwiw.
>> > > Peter
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