Hello E-Type fans.
I am posting to this list in hopes of getting an answer from someone
who knows more about what the correct piston clearance should be than I
do.
I have a 65 E-Type with 4.2 engine that a PO had started to rebuild.
He had installed .030 over pistons but the machinist had given them
up to .008 clearance and up to .002 taper in 2 cylinders. I now
have a set of .040 over XJ6 pistons that I want to install. What is
the proper clearance. I do not plan on racing the car, but it will
be a little faster street machine with its Isky cams, alloy flywheel,
and a few other goodies. I do not want the pistons so tight that they
gaul during a fast sprint, but neither do I want them to sound like
marbles in a bucket.
Any information greatly appreciated.
TIA
Cheers Lauren-------------------------------------
Name: Lauren Pratt
E-mail: l@Lauren_E_Pratt
Date: 6/18/97
Time: 1:55:56 PM
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Name: Lauren Pratt
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Date: 6/18/97
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