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Re: [Fot] Head Clearance: Push Rods

To: marty <trmarty@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Head Clearance: Push Rods
From: Greg And Alison Blake via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:17:27 -0500
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Having just put a TR6 together, I can tell you it is the castings that house=
 the spark plug where you will have issues if any. I got lucky, but it's clo=
se on a couple. I'll look tonight and tell you which ones. =20

Greg



> On Mar 20, 2015, at 10:40 AM, marty via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I going to be assembling a new TR6 engine shortly using tubular push rods.=
  I remember having to clear the head openings due to the larger diameter of=
 the tubular push rods but they are all running together and I don't remembe=
r if it was on TR4, Spitfire, or TR6.  If it was TR6 I'd rather go ahead and=
 take care of it while the heads on the bench.  Anybody recall which head ne=
eds cleared and if it is indeed the TR6 what locations? Seemed like it was o=
nly in a couple of spots.
> =20
> Thanks,
> =20
> Marty
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charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Having just put a TR6 together, I 
can tell you it is the castings that house the spark plug where you will have 
issues if any. I got lucky, but it's close on a couple. I'll look tonight and 
tell you which ones. 
&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Greg<br><br><br></div><div><br>On Mar 20, 2015, 
at 10:40 AM, marty via Fot &lt;<a 
href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; 
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>

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<div dir="ltr">I going to be assembling a new TR6 engine shortly using tubular 
push rods.&nbsp; I remember having to clear the head openings due to the larger 
diameter of the tubular push rods but they are all running together and I don't 
remember if it was on TR4, Spitfire, or TR6.&nbsp; If it was TR6 I'd rather go 
ahead and take care of it while the heads on the bench.&nbsp; Anybody recall 
which head needs cleared and if it is indeed the TR6 what locations? Seemed 
like it was only in a couple of spots.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
Thanks,<br>
&nbsp;<br>
Marty<br>                                         </div>
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