Cometric Gaskets
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I'd bet the wide tolerance on the TC cranks was written by the bean counters to keep warranty costs down, not engineers.
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The TC I just bought has crank runout of .012 + according to the tech that ck'd the motor out after it cratered. Oil pump trash and end of crank junk.
12,229 mi on a 08 UC Couldn't pass this one up
WP
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It's usually a safe bet to follow the factory manual in such endeavors. The rationale being: those who design/manufacture the equipment are the experts on re-assembly procedures.
Others will have their own 'tricks', and more power to them. Perhaps they know better than the factory engineers (who are oft times constrained by the need to keep unit costs low). But generally speaking, we believe the factory on part tolerances (except .012 run-out on a twin-cam crank). So why not on re-assembly procedure?
Alan
Others will have their own 'tricks', and more power to them. Perhaps they know better than the factory engineers (who are oft times constrained by the need to keep unit costs low). But generally speaking, we believe the factory on part tolerances (except .012 run-out on a twin-cam crank). So why not on re-assembly procedure?
Alan
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From: Haslet Texas
I definitely agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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