Those been there and done that..
The question is the line hone and line bore. I have read articles where they say to do it with the heads TQ'd down, I have seen shops simply do it with bare block? Which is right or wrong?
The article from Merkel drilling out the 3rd mains to get more oil.. thoughts?
And is it common practice to simply loosen up the mains on clearance when the line hone may be suspect. Factory clearances are like .001 and I know most motors get built at .002-.0025. Is the increase due to the possibility of line bore/line hone?
The question is the line hone and line bore. I have read articles where they say to do it with the heads TQ'd down, I have seen shops simply do it with bare block? Which is right or wrong?
The article from Merkel drilling out the 3rd mains to get more oil.. thoughts?
And is it common practice to simply loosen up the mains on clearance when the line hone may be suspect. Factory clearances are like .001 and I know most motors get built at .002-.0025. Is the increase due to the possibility of line bore/line hone?