Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by HH56 On 2011/2/15 10:52:44

An interesting sleeve. One I saw installed on a 54 S8 didn't go all the way thru.

Machinist bored cylinder oversize to almost the entire length--left a few thousandths ridge at the bottom--maybe a 1/16" or so. Sleeve length was cut for that depth plus a few thousandths and then put in freezer to shrink. While sleeve cooled, cylinder was cleaned extensively and some kind of combination lube and sealer was applied to bore. Sleeve was installed with a device sort of like a bushing installer. Guided it for a straight start and shoved it right down the bore till it hit the ridge.

After the sleeve temp was back and stable, sealer had set or done it's thing, the block was machined and surface ground to cut the sleeve to length and then finish bored to size. With that method, the bottom of sleeve wouldn't need to be angled. No idea if V8 install different but unless it was keyed or cast in place someway, with the bottom open I would wonder what keeps the sleeve from possibly loosening and moving down.