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| This little jewl takes the labor out of the job, cuts exactly straight, has an adjustment knob so you can repeat every time and just does a great job. It costs over $400, but if you do this much, you will gladly pay to have it. It is battery operated and uses a powerful electric motor and carbide wheel to do the job. |
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| THINK C-L-E-A-N. You can not be too clean. If you won't lick it, then don't stick it! ... ah ... together I mean! Here I am going to check the main bearing clearances. I like to install the bearings and torque the mains into place. Then check the crankshaft diameters with a mic. Next I'll set the dial-bore gauge to the exact setting I just got with the mic and gauge each main bore/bearing with the dial-bore gauge. This is very exacting work, with readings in the .0005" range. All the power you make goes right through here! You better know what is needed and how to get it right if it is not right when you check it!! Your second chance will usually be on another block. |
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| I like to set the dial bore gauge right off the mic, because it eliminates any mistakes between the two gauges. I measure the crank with the mic, lock it down so it doesn't move, then set the dial-bore gauge to "0" right off the mic. I could tell you what clearances we run, .... but then I'd have to, ... well you know, .... with the FBI looking for threats on the net, .... I don't want to say what would come next! ok, .. OK, ... .0025-.003" |