383 Rod Bolt Clearance
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Safety Car
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From: Marianna FL
383 Rod Bolt Clearance
I am currently beginning the assembly of my 383. This is the first stroker SBC I have built and I have run into a question. I had the block clearanced by the machine shop. I put #1 and #2 pistons in and rotated the block to find VERY little clearance on the #2 rod bolt. I thought I was imagining things so I checked the clearance with a set of gauges and it is less than 0.006" (that was the smallest one I had). That seems REALLY tight to me. Am I being paranoid or is it realistic to believe the block may expand enough to cause a clearance problem at operating temperatures. The #1 rod bolt seems to have much more clearance. What is the minimum clearance recommended?
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Safety Car
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From: Marianna FL
Well, looks like the one I was concerned about has zero clearance when rotated counterclockwise. The others that I checked have at least 0.015" clearance. I still need to check 7 and 8 and then clearance #2.
Sounds like a nice build you have big_G. What numbers are you putting down?
Sounds like a nice build you have big_G. What numbers are you putting down?
Le Mans Master
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From: Austin Texas
Well, looks like the one I was concerned about has zero clearance when rotated counterclockwise. The others that I checked have at least 0.015" clearance. I still need to check 7 and 8 and then clearance #2.
Sounds like a nice build you have big_G. What numbers are you putting down?
Sounds like a nice build you have big_G. What numbers are you putting down?
