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HH56 wrote:
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. ..
So, in comparison with this method... this block was sleeved "backwards" from the bottom up. (But I can't hardly believe that my guess about not boring all the way through the cylinder was essentially correct?!"
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With that method, the bottom of sleeve wouldn't need to be angled.
I don't quite understand how it could be "angled" to stay in place.
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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.
It sounds like boring and/or sleeving cylinders is an "art" that can be done different ways. If my dad was still around, he'd be a good source of info. One thing he specifically did "different" that I know of was that on any overbore, for a sleeve or not, he used an "old fashioned" boring bar that was very slow rotating. His theory was that faster boring methods caused the cylinder to heat up and expand more, and the bore would be slightly tapered, widest at the top and progressively narrower. It sure made sense when he explained it to me.
Hope these questions and comments help you get to the bottom of this mystery, Hank.
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