swebb
06-09-2009, 07:05 AM
I have an SBF IE 8.2 deck block (4.125" bore). The problem is all the machining is done, the long block has been assembled, and as I attempt to put the distributor in.....IT WILL NOT FIT.
There is an interference fit. I did not have a dial-bore gage that would fit the opening so calipers had to do. The bore opening is 1.496"-1.497", and my distributor housing measures 1.498" at all three registering points.
I really do not want to tear the long block down, to fix this so I will be turning the body of the distributor down.
I need to know how much clearance is acceptable between the distributor body and the bore in the block so I can modfiy the distributor.
Thanks
There is an interference fit. I did not have a dial-bore gage that would fit the opening so calipers had to do. The bore opening is 1.496"-1.497", and my distributor housing measures 1.498" at all three registering points.
I really do not want to tear the long block down, to fix this so I will be turning the body of the distributor down.
I need to know how much clearance is acceptable between the distributor body and the bore in the block so I can modfiy the distributor.
Thanks