Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance

From: "MadMarx" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 09:14:33 +0200

Hi,

I suggest to have about 0.05" clearance.
It is not only deflection of the crank, also a bearing failure you should take in account.

Cheers
Chris

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From    : Charly[mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent    : 5/25/2016 6:52:35 PM
To      : [email-masked]; [email-masked]
Cc      : [email-masked]
Subject : RE: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance

 I tried b u idling a TR6 motor with a pop-up on the piston on c e. Instead of having the pistons cut down to zero clearance I left them about .005" high.
It eventually bent the rod and broken it. The pistons had an imprint of the combustion chamber on them. I learned that at 6000 rpm's, there is enough deflection in the crank to let them hit the head.
I believe most head gaskets are .0035" aren't they?
Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44

On Wed 25/05/16 11:31 AM , [email-masked] sent:
> The rattling is likely piston slap on cold forged
pistons. Did it go
> away when it warmed up and came back on the next
cold start ?jim
> 
> -------------------------
> FROM: "Steve Yott" 
> TO: "Robert Lang" , "FOT List" 
> SENT: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:27:27 AM
> SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance I doubt that your .030 
> squish would cause the
rattling as you
> describe.  The deflection caused by the crank, rod
and piston in order
> to hit the head at .030 would be way up in the
rpm’s like 8000!
> Did the rattling go away after all the parts warmed
up and oil was
> well disbursed or is it still rattling?  My first
guess would be
> either the engine was not pre-oiled or you have
loose piston pin
> bushings….  Were the rods rebuilt with new bushings
fitted to about
> .0003?  
> Steve Yott
> FROM: Fot [ mailto:[email-masked] ] ON
BEHALF OF Robert
> Lang
> SENT: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:29 AM
> TO: FOT List
> SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance Hi, Where I was going 
> with the query was this: I had a
late block
> "decked" with the intent of making the deck flat.
The machinist took
> of .032 to accomplish the goal. With a head gasket
installed and the
> head torqued, the clearance in the squish area is .030.
> 
> I had initially wanted only about .025 removed, but
we had to shave
> an extra .007 to get rid of the fire ring cuts.
> 
> On initial startup, the motor sounded like it might
be "rattling" and
> I'm trying to figure out why.
> 
> When I used a stethescope on the block, everything
sounds okay - no
> rapping and the valve train sounds "normal" and
there were no weird
> sounds coming from the crank.
> 
> I guess where I'm going with this is: if piston /
head clearance is
> too tight, I'll see some sort of indication on the
piston, right?
> 
> TIA for any sage advice.
> 
> This is my first experience "decking" a block. I'd
like to get it
> right, I don't have the resources to start a new
block from scratch.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bob Lang
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Since most of you like to play the =E2=80=9Cdeath with pistons=E2=80=9D =
game keep in mind one additional factor as you are building your =
engines.  Over the years I have found crankshafts which were reground =
and the throws were not very precisely indexed.  When a crank is setup =
on the grinding machine for grinding rod journals it is set and reset by =
the number of =E2=80=9Cthrows=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6 on a 4 cylinder engine =
the grinder has to be indexed twice and on the 6 cylinder, 3 times.  If =
the grinder, either the person or the machine is not perfectly accurate =
you will see variations of TDC for the throws!  I have seen these =
deviations be as much as .006=E2=80=9D when a good grinder will hold =
dimensions within .001=E2=80=9D. =20

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So, if you are running close squishes=E2=80=A6. Measure TDC on #1 and #2 =
on the four cylinder and #1, #2 and #3 on the 6 motors=E2=80=A6.. this =
way to can make sure your throws and TDC=E2=80=99s are spot on.

=20

Steve Yott

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From: John Styduhar [mailto:[email-masked]]=20
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 4:32 PM
To: [email-masked]
Cc: Charly Mitchel; Steve Yott; Jim Gray; Triumph 'Friends of Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance

=20

My forged pistons are .006" in the hole at TDC and I use a .030" thick =
solid copper head gasket and stock crank at 6200 rpm. When removing the =
head, the piston tops are clean in the squish area and it looks like a =
slight indentation at the ledge of the combustion chamber, probably from =
piston rock when the engine is cold.   =20

=20

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:23 PM, [email-masked] =
<[email-masked]> wrote:

IN our experience with TR-4, and English Ford Kent
racing engines the safe clearance between the head
and the piston crown is .035".  A TR-4 with billet
rods will just "touch" the head at 6800 rpm with
.026" clearance. It will "hit" the head hard enough
to make an imprint in the piston crown at .029"
I would say that the TR-6 crank probably flexes more
than a TR-4 does at high rpm. You would like to have
a little safety margin, I would think. I would not
run less than .035", maybe even a couple more if the
engine is going to run over 6,000 rpm.

Greg Solow
The Engine Room
Sports Car Specialists
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831 429-1800

------- Original Message -------

 I tried b u idling a TR6 motor with a pop-up on the
piston on c e. Instead of having the pistons cut
down to zero clearance I left them about .005" high.
It eventually bent the rod and broken it. The
pistons had an imprint of the combustion chamber on
them. I learned that at 6000 rpm's, there is
enough deflection in the crank to let them hit the head.
I believe most head gaskets are .0035" aren't they?
Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44

pistons. Did it go
cold start ?jim
> SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance
> I doubt that your .030 squish would cause the
rattling as you
and piston in order
> to hit the head at .030 would be way up in the
rpm=E2=80=99s like 8000!
up and oil was
guess would be
loose piston pin
> bushings=E2=80=A6.  Were the rods rebuilt with new bushings
fitted to about
BEHALF OF Robert
> SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance
> Hi,
> Where I was going with the query was this: I had a
late block
The machinist took
installed and the
we had to shave
be "rattling" and
sounds okay - no
there were no weird
head clearance is
piston, right?
like to get it
block from scratch.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>Since most of you like to play the =E2=80=9Cdeath with =
pistons=E2=80=9D game
keep in mind one additional factor as you are building your =
engines.=C2=A0 Over the
years I have found crankshafts which were reground and the throws were =
not very
precisely indexed.=C2=A0 When a crank is setup on the grinding machine =
for grinding
rod journals it is set and reset by the number of =
=E2=80=9Cthrows=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6 on a 4 cylinder
engine the grinder has to be indexed twice and on the 6 cylinder, 3 =
times.=C2=A0 If
the grinder, either the person or the machine is not perfectly accurate =
you
will see variations of TDC for the throws!=C2=A0 I have seen these =
deviations be as
much as .006=E2=80=9D when a good grinder will hold dimensions within =
.001=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>So, if you are running close squishes=E2=80=A6. Measure =
TDC on #1 and #2
on the four cylinder and #1, #2 and #3 on the 6 motors=E2=80=A6.. this =
way to can make
sure your throws and TDC=E2=80=99s are spot on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>Steve Yott<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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</b><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> John =
Styduhar
[mailto:[email-masked]] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 26, 2016 4:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> [email-masked]<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Charly Mitchel; Steve Yott; Jim Gray; Triumph 'Friends of =
Triumph<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head =
Clearance<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal>My forged pistons are .006&quot; in the hole at TDC =
and I
use a .030&quot; thick solid copper head gasket and stock crank at 6200 =
rpm.
When removing the head, the piston tops are clean in the squish area and =
it
looks like a slight indentation at the ledge of the combustion chamber,
probably from piston rock when the engine is cold. &nbsp; =
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal>On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:23 PM, <a
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a> =
&lt;<a
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>IN our experience =
with TR-4,
and English Ford Kent<br>
racing engines the safe clearance between the head<br>
and the piston crown is .035&quot;.&nbsp; A TR-4 with billet<br>
rods will just &quot;touch&quot; the head at 6800 rpm with<br>
.026&quot; clearance. It will &quot;hit&quot; the head hard enough<br>
to make an imprint in the piston crown at .029&quot;<br>
I would say that the TR-6 crank probably flexes more<br>
than a TR-4 does at high rpm. You would like to have<br>
a little safety margin, I would think. I would not<br>
run less than .035&quot;, maybe even a couple more if the<br>
engine is going to run over 6,000 rpm.<br>
<br>
<br>
Greg Solow<br>
The Engine Room<br>
Sports Car Specialists<br>
Santa Cruz, CA 95060<br>
831 429-1800<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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To&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : <a =
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Cc&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : <a =
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Subject : RE: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br>
<br>
&nbsp;I tried b u idling a TR6 motor with a pop-up on the<br>
piston on c e. Instead of having the pistons cut<br>
down to zero clearance I left them about .005&quot; high.<br>
It eventually bent the rod and broken it. The<br>
pistons had an imprint of the combustion chamber on<br>
them. I learned that at 6000 rpm's, there is<br>
enough deflection in the crank to let them hit the head.<br>
I believe most head gaskets are .0035&quot; aren't they?<br>
Charly Mitchel<br>
TR6 #44<br>
<br>
On Wed 25/05/16 11:31 AM , <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>
sent:<br>
&gt; The rattling is likely piston slap on cold forged<br>
pistons. Did it go<br>
&gt; away when it warmed up and came back on the next<br>
cold start ?jim<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; -------------------------<br>
&gt; FROM: &quot;Steve Yott&quot;<br>
&gt; TO: &quot;Robert Lang&quot; , &quot;FOT List&quot;<br>
&gt; SENT: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:27:27 AM<br>
&gt; SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br>
&gt; I doubt that your .030 squish would cause the<br>
rattling as you<br>
&gt; describe.&nbsp; The deflection caused by the crank, rod<br>
and piston in order<br>
&gt; to hit the head at .030 would be way up in the<br>
rpm=E2=80=99s like 8000!<br>
&gt; Did the rattling go away after all the parts warmed<br>
up and oil was<br>
&gt; well disbursed or is it still rattling?&nbsp; My first<br>
guess would be<br>
&gt; either the engine was not pre-oiled or you have<br>
loose piston pin<br>
&gt; bushings=E2=80=A6.&nbsp; Were the rods rebuilt with new =
bushings<br>
fitted to about<br>
&gt; .0003?<br>
&gt; Steve Yott<br>
&gt; FROM: Fot [ mailto:<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>=

] ON<br>
BEHALF OF Robert<br>
&gt; Lang<br>
&gt; SENT: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:29 AM<br>
&gt; TO: FOT List<br>
&gt; SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br>
&gt; Hi,<br>
&gt; Where I was going with the query was this: I had a<br>
late block<br>
&gt; &quot;decked&quot; with the intent of making the deck flat.<br>
The machinist took<br>
&gt; of .032 to accomplish the goal. With a head gasket<br>
installed and the<br>
&gt; head torqued, the clearance in the squish area is .030.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I had initially wanted only about .025 removed, but<br>
we had to shave<br>
&gt; an extra .007 to get rid of the fire ring cuts.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On initial startup, the motor sounded like it might<br>
be &quot;rattling&quot; and<br>
&gt; I'm trying to figure out why.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; When I used a stethescope on the block, everything<br>
sounds okay - no<br>
&gt; rapping and the valve train sounds &quot;normal&quot; and<br>
there were no weird<br>
&gt; sounds coming from the crank.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I guess where I'm going with this is: if piston /<br>
head clearance is<br>
&gt; too tight, I'll see some sort of indication on the<br>
piston, right?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; TIA for any sage advice.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; This is my first experience &quot;decking&quot; a block. I'd<br>
like to get it<br>
&gt; right, I don't have the resources to start a new<br>
block from scratch.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Regards,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Bob Lang<br>
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This discussion has been about flat top pistons to this point Tr6 and TR4
but what about our lonely little GT6s? Is it possible to get some decent
compression with flat tops in a GT6?  By decent I guess I'm saying I  would
like to see 11.5:1 or more.. To date everyone has suggested using dome tops
with all sorts of different configurations but if it were a simple matter
of raising the flat tops up into the combustion chamber it would make
matters much simpler. I know the heads are basically a TR6 head that has
been milled down about 1/4 of an inch so most of what would have been used
to shrink the combustion chamber size  is already gone. I also know that
with the TR6 head it's possible to "Flycut" or "Counterbore" into the head
for the piston to stick up quite a bit. Will this work with a GT6 head?
  Thanks. P.J.

On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Steve Yott <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Since most of you like to play the =E2=80=9Cdeath with pistons=E2=80=9D g=
ame keep in mind
> one additional factor as you are building your engines.  Over the years I
> have found crankshafts which were reground and the throws were not very
> precisely indexed.  When a crank is setup on the grinding machine for
> grinding rod journals it is set and reset by the number of =E2=80=9Cthrow=
s=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6 on a 4
> cylinder engine the grinder has to be indexed twice and on the 6 cylinder=
,
> 3 times.  If the grinder, either the person or the machine is not perfect=
ly
> accurate you will see variations of TDC for the throws!  I have seen thes=
e
> deviations be as much as .006=E2=80=9D when a good grinder will hold dime=
nsions
> within .001=E2=80=9D.
on the
> four cylinder and #1, #2 and #3 on the 6 motors=E2=80=A6.. this way to ca=
n make
> sure your throws and TDC=E2=80=99s are spot on.
>
>
>
> Steve Yott
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* John Styduhar [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2016 4:32 PM
> *To:* [email-masked]
> *Cc:* Charly Mitchel; Steve Yott; Jim Gray; Triumph 'Friends of Triumph
> *Subject:* Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance
>
>
>
> My forged pistons are .006" in the hole at TDC and I use a .030" thick
> solid copper head gasket and stock crank at 6200 rpm. When removing the
> head, the piston tops are clean in the squish area and it looks like a
> slight indentation at the ledge of the combustion chamber, probably from
> piston rock when the engine is cold.
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:23 PM, [email-masked] <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/[email-masked]
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>This discussion has been about flat top pistons to th=
is point Tr6 and TR4 but what about our lonely little GT6s? Is it possible =
to get some decent compression with flat tops in a GT6?=C2=A0 By decent I g=
uess I&#39;m saying I =C2=A0would like to see 11.5:1 or more.. To date ever=
yone has suggested using dome tops with all sorts of different configuratio=
ns but if it were a simple matter of raising the flat tops up into the comb=
ustion=C2=A0chamber it would make matters much simpler. I know the heads ar=
e basically a TR6 head that has been milled down about 1/4 of an inch so mo=
st of what would have been used to shrink the combustion chamber size =C2=
=A0is already gone. I also know that with the TR6 head it&#39;s possible to=
 &quot;Flycut&quot; or &quot;Counterbore&quot; into the head for the piston=
 to stick up quite a bit. Will this work with a GT6 head?</div><div>=C2=A0 =
Thanks. P.J.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote">On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Steve Yott <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quo=
t;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Since most of you li=
ke to play the =E2=80=9Cdeath with pistons=E2=80=9D game
keep in mind one additional factor as you are building your engines.=C2=A0 =
Over the
years I have found crankshafts which were reground and the throws were not =
very
precisely indexed.=C2=A0 When a crank is setup on the grinding machine for =
grinding
rod journals it is set and reset by the number of =E2=80=9Cthrows=E2=80=9D=
=E2=80=A6 on a 4 cylinder
engine the grinder has to be indexed twice and on the 6 cylinder, 3 times.=
=C2=A0 If
the grinder, either the person or the machine is not perfectly accurate you
will see variations of TDC for the throws!=C2=A0 I have seen these deviatio=
ns be as
much as .006=E2=80=9D when a good grinder will hold dimensions within .001=
=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 <u></u><u></u></span></p>

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t;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u>=
</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:&quo=
t;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">So, if you are runni=
ng close squishes=E2=80=A6. Measure TDC on #1 and #2
on the four cylinder and #1, #2 and #3 on the 6 motors=E2=80=A6.. this way =
to can make
sure your throws and TDC=E2=80=99s are spot on.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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t;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u>=
</span></p>

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t;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt">Steve Yott<u></u><u>=
</u></span></p>

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&qu=
ot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"> John Styduha=
r
[mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">johnstydo@=
gmail.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 26, 2016 4:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">G=
[email-masked]</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Charly Mitchel; Steve Yott; Jim Gray; Triumph &#39;Friends of Tr=
iumph<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<u></u><u></u></span><=
/p>

</div>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>

<div>

<div>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">My forged pistons are .006&quot; in the hole at TDC =
and I
use a .030&quot; thick solid copper head gasket and stock crank at 6200 rpm=
.
When removing the head, the piston tops are clean in the squish area and it
looks like a slight indentation at the ledge of the combustion chamber,
probably from piston rock when the engine is cold. =C2=A0 =C2=A0<u></u><u><=
/u></p>

</div>

</div>

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:23 PM, <a href=3D"mailto:G=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a> &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">Gregmogdo=
[email-masked]</a>&gt;
wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt">IN our experience with =
TR-4,
and English Ford Kent<br>
racing engines the safe clearance between the head<br>
and the piston crown is .035&quot;.=C2=A0 A TR-4 with billet<br>
rods will just &quot;touch&quot; the head at 6800 rpm with<br>
.026&quot; clearance. It will &quot;hit&quot; the head hard enough<br>
to make an imprint in the piston crown at .029&quot;<br>
I would say that the TR-6 crank probably flexes more<br>
than a TR-4 does at high rpm. You would like to have<br>
a little safety margin, I would think. I would not<br>
run less than .035&quot;, maybe even a couple more if the<br>
engine is going to run over 6,000 rpm.<br>
<br>
<br>
Greg Solow<br>
The Engine Room<br>
Sports Car Specialists<br>
Santa Cruz, CA 95060<br>
831 429-1800<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
------- Original Message -------<br>
From=C2=A0 =C2=A0 : Charly[mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:charly@mitchelplumbing.=
com" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>]<br>
Sent=C2=A0 =C2=A0 : 5/25/2016 6:52:35 PM<br>
To=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email-masked]</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_=
blank">[email-masked]</a><br>
Cc=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_b=
lank">[email-masked]</a><br>
Subject : RE: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br>
<br>
=C2=A0I tried b u idling a TR6 motor with a pop-up on the<br>
piston on c e. Instead of having the pistons cut<br>
down to zero clearance I left them about .005&quot; high.<br>
It eventually bent the rod and broken it. The<br>
pistons had an imprint of the combustion chamber on<br>
them. I learned that at 6000 rpm&#39;s, there is<br>
enough deflection in the crank to let them hit the head.<br>
I believe most head gaskets are .0035&quot; aren&#39;t they?<br>
Charly Mitchel<br>
TR6 #44<br>
<br>
On Wed 25/05/16 11:31 AM , <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" targ=
et=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>
sent:<br>
&gt; The rattling is likely piston slap on cold forged<br>
pistons. Did it go<br>
&gt; away when it warmed up and came back on the next<br>
cold start ?jim<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; -------------------------<br>
&gt; FROM: &quot;Steve Yott&quot;<br>
&gt; TO: &quot;Robert Lang&quot; , &quot;FOT List&quot;<br>
&gt; SENT: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:27:27 AM<br>
&gt; SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br>
&gt; I doubt that your .030 squish would cause the<br>
rattling as you<br>
&gt; describe.=C2=A0 The deflection caused by the crank, rod<br>
and piston in order<br>
&gt; to hit the head at .030 would be way up in the<br>
rpm=E2=80=99s like 8000!<br>
&gt; Did the rattling go away after all the parts warmed<br>
up and oil was<br>
&gt; well disbursed or is it still rattling?=C2=A0 My first<br>
guess would be<br>
&gt; either the engine was not pre-oiled or you have<br>
loose piston pin<br>
&gt; bushings=E2=80=A6.=C2=A0 Were the rods rebuilt with new bushings<br>
fitted to about<br>
&gt; .0003?<br>
&gt; Steve Yott<br>
&gt; FROM: Fot [ mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" targe=
t=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>
] ON<br>
BEHALF OF Robert<br>
&gt; Lang<br>
&gt; SENT: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:29 AM<br>
&gt; TO: FOT List<br>
&gt; SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br>
&gt; Hi,<br>
&gt; Where I was going with the query was this: I had a<br>
late block<br>
&gt; &quot;decked&quot; with the intent of making the deck flat.<br>
The machinist took<br>
&gt; of .032 to accomplish the goal. With a head gasket<br>
installed and the<br>
&gt; head torqued, the clearance in the squish area is .030.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I had initially wanted only about .025 removed, but<br>
we had to shave<br>
&gt; an extra .007 to get rid of the fire ring cuts.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On initial startup, the motor sounded like it might<br>
be &quot;rattling&quot; and<br>
&gt; I&#39;m trying to figure out why.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; When I used a stethescope on the block, everything<br>
sounds okay - no<br>
&gt; rapping and the valve train sounds &quot;normal&quot; and<br>
there were no weird<br>
&gt; sounds coming from the crank.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I guess where I&#39;m going with this is: if piston /<br>
head clearance is<br>
&gt; too tight, I&#39;ll see some sort of indication on the<br>
piston, right?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; TIA for any sage advice.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; This is my first experience &quot;decking&quot; a block. I&#39;d<br>
like to get it<br>
&gt; right, I don&#39;t have the resources to start a new<br>
block from scratch.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Regards,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Bob Lang<br>
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If not indexed properly it will cut the throw off center and will alter =
the stroke a bit depending on how far it=E2=80=99s off and who is =
running the grinder!  The most recent engine with this issue, the TDS on =
the throws differed by .004=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6.. Only way to repair this =
was to cut the rod journals down to .020 under, correctly this time!

=20

Steve=20

=20

From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]=20
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 12:14 PM
To: Steve Yott
Cc: Fot
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance

=20

I'm a bit confused, Steve (not unusual these days). When you say =
"indexing", I think of rotational position; which would affect timing, =
but not piston/head clearance.=20
Are you saying that the length of the throws (radial position) can be =
off as well?

--  Randall

On 27 May 2016 10:45 a.m., Steve Yott <[email-masked]> wrote:

=20

=20

Steve Yott

=20

=20

=20

=20

Greg Solow
The Engine Room
Sports Car Specialists
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831 429-1800

------- Original Message -------

pistons. Did it go
cold start ?jim
rattling as you
and piston in order
rpm=E2=80=99s like 8000!
up and oil was
guess would be
loose piston pin
fitted to about
BEHALF OF Robert
late block
The machinist took
installed and the
we had to shave
be "rattling" and
sounds okay - no
there were no weird
head clearance is
piston, right?
like to get it
block from scratch.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If not indexed properly it will cut the throw off center =
and
will alter the stroke a bit depending on how far it=E2=80=99s off and =
who is running
the grinder!=C2=A0 The most recent engine with this issue, the TDS on =
the throws differed
by .004=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6.. Only way to repair this was to cut the rod =
journals down to .020
under, correctly this time!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Steve <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
[email-masked]
[mailto:[email-masked]] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 27, 2016 12:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Steve Yott<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Fot<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head =
Clearance<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div>

<p>I'm a bit confused, Steve (not unusual these days). When you say
&quot;indexing&quot;, I think of rotational position; which would affect
timing, but not piston/head clearance. <br>
Are you saying that the length of the throws (radial position) can be =
off as
well?<o:p></o:p></p>

<p>--&nbsp; Randall<o:p></o:p></p>

<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>On 27 May 2016 10:45 a.m., Steve Yott =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>

<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Since most of you like to play the =E2=80=9Cdeath with =
pistons=E2=80=9D game
keep in mind one additional factor as you are building your =
engines.&nbsp; Over
the years I have found crankshafts which were reground and the throws =
were not
very precisely indexed.&nbsp; When a crank is setup on the grinding =
machine for
grinding rod journals it is set and reset by the number of =
=E2=80=9Cthrows=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6 on a 4
cylinder engine the grinder has to be indexed twice and on the 6 =
cylinder, 3
times.&nbsp; If the grinder, either the person or the machine is not =
perfectly
accurate you will see variations of TDC for the throws!&nbsp; I have =
seen these
deviations be as much as .006=E2=80=9D when a good grinder will hold =
dimensions within
.001=E2=80=9D.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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Indexing in this case means aligning the crankshaft in the grinding =
machine so that as the crank is rotated, the journal center is the =
center of rotation. In a four cylinder triump crank journals two and =
three, and journals one and four are in the same plane. So the grinder =
aligns the machine so 1 and 4 are concentric, grinds those two, then =
indexes 2 and 3, and grinds those. In a six there are three sets of =
concentric pairs. Any indexing error means the two journals ground with =
error may reach TDC at a different degree of crank rotation (offset =
horizontally to the main journal plane), or at a different height above =
the center of crank rotation (offset verticallly), or both.=20
> On May 27, 2016, at 10:13 AM, [email-masked] =
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off as well?
>=20
> --  Randall
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> On 27 May 2016 10:45 a.m., Steve Yott <[email-masked] =
> =20
> So, if you are running close squishes=E2=80=A6. Measure TDC on #1 and =
#2 on the four cylinder and #1, #2 and #3 on the 6 motors=E2=80=A6.. =
this way to can make sure your throws and TDC=E2=80=99s are spot on.
> =20
> Steve Yott
> =20
> =20
> From: John Styduhar [mailto:[email-masked] =
> =46rom    : Charly[mailto:[email-masked] =
> On Wed 25/05/16 11:31 AM , [email-masked] =
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dutf-8"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Indexing in this case means aligning the crankshaft in the =
grinding machine so that as the crank is rotated, the journal center is =
the center of rotation. In a four cylinder triump crank journals two and =
three, and journals one and four are in the same plane. So the grinder =
aligns the machine so 1 and 4 are concentric, grinds those two, then =
indexes 2 and 3, and grinds those. In a six there are three sets of =
concentric pairs. Any indexing error means the two journals ground with =
error may reach TDC at a different degree of crank rotation (offset =
horizontally to the main journal plane), or at a different height above =
the center of crank rotation (offset verticallly), or both.&nbsp;<br =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On May 27, 2016, at 10:13 AM, <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><p =
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">I'm a bit =
confused, Steve (not unusual these days). When you say "indexing", I =
think of rotational position; which would affect timing, but not =
piston/head clearance.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">Are you =
saying that the length of the throws (radial position) can be off as =
well?</p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: =
auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" =
class=3D"">--&nbsp; Randall</p><div class=3D"quote" style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: =
0px;">On 27 May 2016 10:45 a.m., Steve Yott &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: =
underline;" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
type=3D"attribution" class=3D""><blockquote class=3D"quote" =
style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; =
border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; =
padding-left: 1ex;"><div class=3D"Section1" style=3D"page: =
Section1;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">Since most of you like to play the =
=E2=80=9Cdeath with pistons=E2=80=9D game keep in mind one additional =
factor as you are building your engines.&nbsp; Over the years I have =
found crankshafts which were reground and the throws were not very =
precisely indexed.&nbsp; When a crank is setup on the grinding machine =
for grinding rod journals it is set and reset by the number of =
=E2=80=9Cthrows=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6 on a 4 cylinder engine the grinder has =
to be indexed twice and on the 6 cylinder, 3 times.&nbsp; If the =
grinder, either the person or the machine is not perfectly accurate you =
will see variations of TDC for the throws!&nbsp; I have seen these =
deviations be as much as .006=E2=80=9D when a good grinder will hold =
dimensions within .001=E2=80=9D.&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">So, if you are running =
close squishes=E2=80=A6. Measure TDC on #1 and #2 on the four cylinder =
and #1, #2 and #3 on the 6 motors=E2=80=A6.. this way to can make sure =
your throws and TDC=E2=80=99s are spot on.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">Steve Yott<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: =
rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"border-style: solid =
none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; =
padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D""><b class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: =
Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=3D"">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: =
10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>John Styduhar [<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; =
text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">mailto:[email-masked]</a>]<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Thursday, May 26, 2016 4:32 =
PM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; =
text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a><br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">Cc:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Charly Mitchel; Steve Yott; =
Jim Gray; Triumph 'Friends of Triumph<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head =
Clearance<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D"">My forged pistons are =
.006" in the hole at TDC and I use a .030" thick solid copper head =
gasket and stock crank at 6200 rpm. When removing the head, the piston =
tops are clean in the squish area and it looks like a slight indentation =
at the ledge of the combustion chamber, probably from piston rock when =
the engine is cold. &nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;" class=3D"">On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:23 PM,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; =
text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a><span=
 class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" =
style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">IN our =
experience with TR-4, and English Ford Kent<br class=3D"">racing engines =
the safe clearance between the head<br class=3D"">and the piston crown =
is .035".&nbsp; A TR-4 with billet<br class=3D"">rods will just "touch" =
the head at 6800 rpm with<br class=3D"">.026" clearance. It will "hit" =
the head hard enough<br class=3D"">to make an imprint in the piston =
crown at .029"<br class=3D"">I would say that the TR-6 crank probably =
flexes more<br class=3D"">than a TR-4 does at high rpm. You would like =
to have<br class=3D"">a little safety margin, I would think. I would =
not<br class=3D"">run less than .035", maybe even a couple more if =
the<br class=3D"">engine is going to run over 6,000 rpm.<br class=3D""><br=
 class=3D""><br class=3D"">Greg Solow<br class=3D"">The Engine Room<br =
class=3D"">Sports Car Specialists<br class=3D"">Santa Cruz, CA 95060<br =
class=3D"">831 429-1800<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">------- Original Message -------<br class=3D"">From&nbsp; =
&nbsp; : Charly[mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>]<br class=3D"">Sent&nbsp; =
&nbsp; : 5/25/2016 6:52:35 PM<br class=3D"">To&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: =
underline;" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; =
text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a><br =
class=3D"">Cc&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; :<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; =
text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a><br =
class=3D"">Subject : RE: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">&nbsp;I tried b u idling a TR6 motor with a =
pop-up on the<br class=3D"">piston on c e. Instead of having the pistons =
cut<br class=3D"">down to zero clearance I left them about .005" =
high.<br class=3D"">It eventually bent the rod and broken it. The<br =
class=3D"">pistons had an imprint of the combustion chamber on<br =
class=3D"">them. I learned that at 6000 rpm's, there is<br =
class=3D"">enough deflection in the crank to let them hit the head.<br =
class=3D"">I believe most head gaskets are .0035" aren't they?<br =
class=3D"">Charly Mitchel<br class=3D"">TR6 #44<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">On Wed 25/05/16 11:31 AM ,<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; =
text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>sent:<br class=3D"">&gt; =
The rattling is likely piston slap on cold forged<br class=3D"">pistons. =
Did it go<br class=3D"">&gt; away when it warmed up and came back on the =
next<br class=3D"">cold start ?jim<br class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; =
-------------------------<br class=3D"">&gt; FROM: "Steve Yott"<br =
class=3D"">&gt; TO: "Robert Lang" , "FOT List"<br class=3D"">&gt; SENT: =
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:27:27 AM<br class=3D"">&gt; SUBJECT: Re: =
[Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br class=3D"">&gt; I doubt that your =
.030 squish would cause the<br class=3D"">rattling as you<br =
class=3D"">&gt; describe.&nbsp; The deflection caused by the crank, =
rod<br class=3D"">and piston in order<br class=3D"">&gt; to hit the head =
at .030 would be way up in the<br class=3D"">rpm=E2=80=99s like 8000!<br =
class=3D"">&gt; Did the rattling go away after all the parts warmed<br =
class=3D"">up and oil was<br class=3D"">&gt; well disbursed or is it =
still rattling?&nbsp; My first<br class=3D"">guess would be<br =
class=3D"">&gt; either the engine was not pre-oiled or you have<br =
class=3D"">loose piston pin<br class=3D"">&gt; bushings=E2=80=A6.&nbsp; =
Were the rods rebuilt with new bushings<br class=3D"">fitted to about<br =
class=3D"">&gt; .0003?<br class=3D"">&gt; Steve Yott<br class=3D"">&gt; =
FROM: Fot [ mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>] ON<br class=3D"">BEHALF =
OF Robert<br class=3D"">&gt; Lang<br class=3D"">&gt; SENT: Wednesday, =
May 25, 2016 11:29 AM<br class=3D"">&gt; TO: FOT List<br class=3D"">&gt; =
SUBJECT: Re: [Fot] TR6 Piston / Head Clearance<br class=3D"">&gt; Hi,<br =
class=3D"">&gt; Where I was going with the query was this: I had a<br =
class=3D"">late block<br class=3D"">&gt; "decked" with the intent of =
making the deck flat.<br class=3D"">The machinist took<br class=3D"">&gt; =
of .032 to accomplish the goal. With a head gasket<br class=3D"">installed=
 and the<br class=3D"">&gt; head torqued, the clearance in the squish =
area is .030.<br class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; I had initially =
wanted only about .025 removed, but<br class=3D"">we had to shave<br =
class=3D"">&gt; an extra .007 to get rid of the fire ring cuts.<br =
class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; On initial startup, the motor sounded =
like it might<br class=3D"">be "rattling" and<br class=3D"">&gt; I'm =
trying to figure out why.<br class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; When I =
used a stethescope on the block, everything<br class=3D"">sounds okay - =
no<br class=3D"">&gt; rapping and the valve train sounds "normal" and<br =
class=3D"">there were no weird<br class=3D"">&gt; sounds coming from the =
crank.<br class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; I guess where I'm going =
with this is: if piston /<br class=3D"">head clearance is<br =
class=3D"">&gt; too tight, I'll see some sort of indication on the<br =
class=3D"">piston, right?<br class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; TIA for =
any sage advice.<br class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; This is my first =
experience "decking" a block. I'd<br class=3D"">like to get it<br =
class=3D"">&gt; right, I don't have the resources to start a new<br =
class=3D"">block from scratch.<br class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; =
Regards,<br class=3D"">&gt;<br class=3D"">&gt; Bob Lang<br class=3D"">&gt;=
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From: "Randall" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 21:45:41 -0400

> Indexing in this case means aligning the crankshaft in the grinding
> machine so that as the crank is rotated, the journal center is the center
> of rotation.

Thanks, Bill.  Makes perfect sense now.

Randall