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Originally Posted by Bluebell
I have no past experience here, but it has to be hard on the piston, gudgeon bush, rod, bigend. It surely must shorten the life expectancy of the motor.
Mostly I came in here to say thanks to Vergil for the picture. It certainly clarifies things for me. Now I follow what Ol' Ron keeps saying about the 0.040" to 0.050" clearance.
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And Ol Ron is on the button. I had my heads machined to give me 45 thou over the pistons, and it makes a very noticeable difference.