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06-06-2015, 03:11 PM | #21 |
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Re: Update on ring clearances
40: no signs of a loose sleeve.
Paul: Yes, all bearing clearances have been checked and are proper. Wilbur: wrist pins are loose.
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06-06-2015, 03:52 PM | #22 |
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Re: Update on ring clearances
700rpm, rather a sleeve being literally loose, I was thinking more along the line of a sleeve being pressed into a lightly undersized bore and thus on the verge of collapsing inward. Then, with the normal expansion at operating temperature, it 'moves' inward just enough to pinch the piston. Or maybe something odd with the sleeve material itself or the way it was cast, allowing a dimension change when it warms up. At any rate, you have something unusual going on here, so you have to think outside the box.
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06-06-2015, 04:04 PM | #23 |
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Re: Update on ring clearances
Hare-brained idea: remove the crank, put the head on and torque to specs. Likewise the main caps. Turn the block upside down and measure the bores with a precision bore gauge. Then run hot water through the block and measure again(in multiple places). With only the top part of the cylinders covered by the water jacket, there's more of a chance of uneven expansion, as I mentioned in my previous post.
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06-08-2015, 02:57 AM | #24 |
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Re: Update on ring clearances
This is a long shot and unlikely but how is the end float on the crank shaft?
Starting to look for a hair in an egg yolk here!
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06-08-2015, 09:37 AM | #25 |
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Re: Update on ring clearances
Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm in the middle of building a deck, so no Model A work is getting done, at least for the next two weeks. I'll be back when I've tried some of these ideas.
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