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Working on these engines makes me miss my car that much more lol
Spring can’t come soon enough
Spring can’t come soon enough
So far it’s run 9.61 with a horrible transmission and converter. The trans blew to pieces the next weekend.WOW! That's loaded for Bear! Gonna be interesting to see and hear how it runs. Good Luck
Rings are filed, new rod bearings. All that’s left is to check rod bearing clearances. Should have pistons in the block tomorrow
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yes top and 2nd ring gaps the same. i follow the instructions from Total Seal. bore x .0045'' for both top and 2nd. in my case that's 4.125'' x .0045''= .0185''. i went .019'' just to be on the safe side of things. better to be a bit more gap then not enough gap.So top and 2nd rings gapped the same?...I take it you do not subscribe to the '2nd ring wider than the top' theory?
If so, why not?
exactly. the world has become ''overthinkers''. i like the keep it simpleLike the 25 different ways they have now for putting rear main seals in now so they "won't leak" The web made the abundance of theories and Uncle Jim knowledge a bit overwhelming. Just do what works and ignore the rest