Ken,
This is a good piece of information for all to know. I wanted this
information in the event that anything should lead me in this direction
in the future.
I have a total of 6 blocks with 4 of them on the shelf. Should not be a
requirement to do this in the near future.
Regards,
Joe
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> From: BFEKENG@aol.com[SMTP:BFEKENG@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 1997 7:12 PM
> To: AlexanderJosephH@waterloo.deere.com
> Subject: Re: Block/Liner Question
>
> JOE: John is mostly right in his response.The distance between the
> figure 8
> gasket
> surface to deck will change & as john said ,with the liner protruding
> too
> much
> cyl head gasket seating is questionable.Further ,when you shorten the
> liners,the
> deck height of the piston might be too close to the head & with a shim
> steel
> head gasket the piston can hit the head.with pop-ups it is possible to
> strike
> an open floating valve but that can happen anyway with correct deck
> height
> .It is a bit like
> "the chicken & the egg". Best bet is to correct it& leave it alone
> if at
> all possible.
>
> KEN G
>
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