Makes sense.
I think you're right, they're 1.5.
Now to find a good machine shop...
Since the engine hasn't been run, can I re-use the headgasket if I remove the
head, or is it junk and I need to get another one?
-=Chris
Chris King - cbking@alum.rpi.edu
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kvcbk/
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From ckotting at wideopenwest.com
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:52:27 -0500
>Since the rockers are something like 1.5:1 (I don't remember
>the ratio offhand), shaving the head by 0.050" will reduce
>the gap by something like 0.075". If the ratio is higher,
>the effect is greater.
>
>> Come to think of it, Ted did mention something about
>> having the head shaved .050". That gap just looks like way
>> more than .050"! I didn't have the head shaved, but
>> perhaps I should.
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