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Old 09-22-2012, 12:33 PM   #2
trainguy
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Default Re: Cylinder sleeves, cast or steel?

Wiley,The sleeve that Ford inatalled in
40-42 were steel.[about .040 wall thickeness]were finished ont the inside and were on size.The other sleeves most commonly used were high quality cast iron finished to size on the outside.The block was bore to a slight interference fit,the sleeves were installd and the sleeve was the bored and honed to size.Phil
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