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Old 10-08-2004, 11:13 AM
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Check the block for squareness, if it's out, deck it just enough to get it true.

Hang a piston and rod, see where it is relative to the deck height at TDC. This is a number you must check, you can't just look up what it should be. If it's still deeper in the hole than it should be, then let the machinist remove some more off the deck.

If the block has been line honed, the crank has moved up a little bit in the block. If your rods have been resized, they are shorter now. God only knows how close your pistons are to what they are advertised.

In short, you ought not guess, but instead see where your pistons are relative to the deck, then make the necessary corrections after you know.
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