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Old 10-17-2007, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Jac Mac
The ONLY block measurement you can rely on is the one You take with a large micrometer or vernier caliper. The rest is Hocus Pocus. Ordering pistons,rods,cranks without knowing the actual block height is a recipe for disaster,& you already have one of those.

Jac Mac
This is gospel. Since the motor is likely out of the car now anyway, drop it into the pickup or into the trunk and get your butt to a decent local machine shop - and PAY them to do the measurements.
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