Larry,
Generally the 100 thou clearance applies to the piston clearance on top
(valves, combustion chamber, etc) for aluminum rods. There should be little
or no side "stretching" of the rod on the big end. 100 is PLENTY. We did a
bunch of Al rod reconditioning.
Skip (Worked at Don's Boxed Welded Rods for those of you who remember them/him)
At 04:06 PM 5/4/01 , you wrote:
>I have some 6 inch aluminum rods that I am installing on a small block chev.
>My question is how much clearance should I have on the rod cap bolts as it
>swings past the block? I think I have read at least .100 does this sound
>right. Larry Mac
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