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ChadS
01-04-2006 15:02:12
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Re: Deck plates in reply to Masseypuller, 01-04-2006 12:41:53
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I dont know on the press fit, but the torque is at stock, in 3 round increments,, The first engine ran for about 6 years, it always had a leak in the oil, but not bad,, then #1 started getting water in the cyl, pulled the head off, and found crack between 1 and 2. So, I did the best i could to keep the cyl sealed, and later pulled the engine out. I welded the tops of the sleeves in the block deck, I should have installed new sleeves at the time I welded them, but did not,, they balloned out at the top above where the hard block was, so it was loose at the top, and tight in the lower bore. Tore up the pistons,, so I scrapped the idea of trying to keep it running, and built a big ci engine, well, that lasted about one season, and i sold the parts. So i going back to the original design once ran, but I am working to keep it together for longer than 6 years this time without so much worry, and changing oil every time I took it to a pull. So, i still had the crank, rods cam, head, etc from the 6 year engine, and workin on building a stronger block. I can say, that the engine never got hot,, always could never get it off the cold mark,, even on the dyno, never detonated, or preignited, just block fatigue between the cyls, water everywhere,,, it ran bout 290psi of compression,, but I am cutting that back to about 250-260 in that area,, that will help keep the cyls from balloning over time,,, and especially if there is something behind the sleeve to hold it more steady. Chad
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