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Old 07-26-2020, 09:18 PM   #18
katy
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Default Re: Decided to pull the motor/trans

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Originally Posted by Big hammer View Post
NO! #3 with the larger bores at 4inches need .004 clearance. The two back clylinders run hotter than the front two. I would make all four .004 clearance, Someone had problems with his engine seizing, after several tear downs he increased the bore clearances to .004 and his problem was solved.
That's what I was thinking about as the water jacket on these engines doesn't go all the way down on the cylinder, just the top part is liquid cooled.
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