Yup, we had a head....they were supposed to skim at .010. I think they dialed
in .100.
Said they didnâ??t. End of story.
Joe Alexander
4505 Donald Dr
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
The-vintage-racer.com
Gasketinnovations.com
Cell: 319.464.4711
> On Apr 30, 2020, at 6:27 PM, Greg Blake <gblake58tr3@icloud.com> wrote:
>
> Sadly, Pops and I had a similar experience with a machine shop and their
> inability to bore a TR6 block to the specified dimension for new pistons. The
> first attempt, pistons would not even go in the block. By the time I am ready
> for pistons, I am hours in to cleaning and prepping a block. Talk about
> frustration.
>
> Block goes back.
>
> Next try, we are a little smarter, first thing we check is piston clearance.
> Guess what, the pistons donâ??t fit.
>
> Block goes back and a very long conversation commences with machinist.
>
> Block comes home and by this time we had finally purchased a dial bore gauge.
> We check the bores and clearances are spot on.
>
> Lesson learned. Trust but verify. Funny because thatâ??s my mantra at work
> being an engineer.
>
> silly me.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 30, 2020, at 6:09 PM, Joe Alexander via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Bummer. Thatâ??s a lot of work. A lot of frustration.
>>
>> Joe Alexander
>> 4505 Donald Dr
>> Cedar Falls, IA 50613
>> The-vintage-racer.com
>> Gasketinnovations.com
>> Cell: 319.464.4711
>>
>>
>>>> On Apr 30, 2020, at 6:05 PM, Mordy Dunst via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
>>>> wrote:
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