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Topic: Plastiguage rod bearings?
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stang106 Gearhead Posts: 696 From: God's Country!... Port Alberni B.C. Canada Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 04-18-2002 10:20 AM
The machinist said that the rods don't plastiguage well and if I bring him the rods, bearings and crank he can measure it another way to determine the oil clearance. The rods have been resized and the crank ground. What do you guys do here? Thanks, Dave
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steve'66 Gearhead Posts: 5428 From: Sonoma,CA,USA Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 04-18-2002 10:31 AM
I use plastigage. The only reason they wouldn't "plastigage well" would be if they rods moved during the procedure. Just do it with the piston in its bore and the crank steady. SteveW
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stang106 Gearhead Posts: 696 From: God's Country!... Port Alberni B.C. Canada Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 04-18-2002 10:33 AM
Thanks Steve, will do. I prefer to do everything myself, if I can. Then I know exactly what I have. Dave
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Butch Jennings Gearhead Posts: 522 From: California Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 04-18-2002 01:01 PM
The reason I don't use plastigauge is that the housing bores aren't round until they are torqued. Plastigauge will get you close, but dial bore gauges and micrometers are the only way to go for precision measurements....IMO.------------------ Butch 460 powered 1967 Comet Cyclone 10.271 @ 130.069 Butcher's Home Page "Friends don't let friends drive Chevys"
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