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Old 01-24-2021, 12:17 PM   #9
BRENT in 10-uh-C
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Default Re: Piston and cylinder clearance / measurement???

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Originally Posted by katy View Post
You got it.

Modern engines have water jackets that are the length of the cylinder. Model A engines only have water jackets for part of the cylinder, necessitating that the pistons in a Model A engine require more clearance than a modern engine.
How hot does it get down at the bottom of the cylinder? I have never known it to be any hotter there than what the crankcase area is. What am I missing, and what excessively heats up that area?
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