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Old 08-08-2018, 07:51 AM   #14
scooder
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Default Re: Piston to head clearancing

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Originally Posted by Ross F-1 View Post
I've heard about this and when the time came for a rebuild, I "clay'd" the clearance to see what would be required. (see below) The numbers are with a used head gasket torqued down.
I asked my machinist (who has done hundreds of mild-to-wild flatheads what he thought about milling ~.070" off a head; his jaw literally dropped open! From what I've read here and elsewhere, I think my numbers are pretty common for uncut heads.
Yup, your measurements are what I normally find on uncut heads and OE Ford pistons.
Martin.
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