Re: How tight is tight?
Well now....I pulled the pistons and rechecked the clearances on the rods again. I 1st called the folks that did the rods. They align bore the rods (.40over) with a shim pack in but mentioned side clearances be different since my crank was ground probably a little off from their rig. Yes it was! ALSO I got in a rush and didn't double check the plastiguage reading and assumed them to be accurate when I torqued them up. WRONG!. Today I did the tinfoil trick and ended up adding shims to every rod. Guess what, they move like their supposed to when torqued up. Now pop the pistons back in and put the flywheel back on for the third time. Oh, I also got the side clearances corrected too.
I'll report back when I hang the starter back on but I'm sure I got it whipped.
Pete
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