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  1. FitzPR

    Seeking Advice: piston to head clearance.

    The valve clearance wasn’t something I was worrying about, though maybe I should have. My uncle had suggested a similar clay procedure for finding the piston to head clearance, without a gasket, before he found out my pistons protrude, obviously if there’s no gasket and the pistons stick out...
  2. FitzPR

    Seeking Advice: piston to head clearance.

    My receipt appears to say .006, but the old guy who wrote it wasn’t the guy who ran the machine. It’s also possible someone was in here before me. I’m most likely going to put it together in the morning. The old guy at the machine shop suggested putting the head on, but not fully torqued, (10...
  3. FitzPR

    Seeking Advice: piston to head clearance.

    Some time ago, i posted Overheating Problem has me stumped. Spoiler alert: it was the HG. I had my head surfaced (it’s straight), and my block needed resurfacing as well. I told them to do a minimum pass, and they did great, the locations of the deepest pits are still visible, but completely...
  4. FitzPR

    Overheating problem has me stumped.

    Hey guys, I do appreciate all the info, and will probably try those things, but I haven’t had time to work on it in a while. a few weeks after my last post, I went on a two week vacation to Yellowstone. Then, i spent a week pulling the knocking 455 in my 73 GMC motorhome (it’s a toronado FWD...
  5. FitzPR

    Overheating problem has me stumped.

    I have a 94 with about 280,000 miles, which i bought used a few years ago, and have been having cooling system problems ever since. first issue was just making a noise like a coffee percolator from the expansion bottle after parking, complete with steam and some coolant coming out the overflow...
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