Re: Steel rod life expectancy
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Originally Posted by joespanova
Not in this case. I'm a machinist for a major airline for 26 years.........and years prior to that. I have and have access to , every conceivable bore gauge and mic's anyone would need.
I assemble and check them........no chance in hell they were wrong.
Generally .0025-.003 at the vertical. Or whatever the rod manufacturer suggests.
I just ran it too long without an exam or freshening.
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SBC? Why so much clearance? You do know that aluminium rod will expand much faster than the steel crank, right? Imagine how loose they are at operating temps. I don't run my steel rods that loose.
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Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA
Last edited by Ed Wright; 06-18-2014 at 02:30 PM.
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