22-01-2022, 11:33 AM
Roger had to make his shim because two of the rods had not been bored centrally, making them taller when installed, measuring the block would not have revealed that.
Fit the block without any gasket and then install the rods and pistons without rings to check that they all sit below the deck. I think a standard block is 4 3/4" in height - others will know for certain. For a quick chek, if you can still read the valve numbers on the surface it is unlikely to have been skimmed beyond safe use.
Removing material from pistons is tricky and will cause problems for any future replacement, so I personally would avoid
Fit the block without any gasket and then install the rods and pistons without rings to check that they all sit below the deck. I think a standard block is 4 3/4" in height - others will know for certain. For a quick chek, if you can still read the valve numbers on the surface it is unlikely to have been skimmed beyond safe use.
Removing material from pistons is tricky and will cause problems for any future replacement, so I personally would avoid