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Re: [Fot] TR4 head milling

To: tr4 <tr4@wi.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 head milling
From: Steven Belfer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 20:11:00 -0700
Cc: FOT Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
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I have 1 head with 190 off and another with over 200 off and they work well,=
 not staked.  Maybe I got lucky.  There=E2=80=99s not any room left for skim=
ming which means they=E2=80=99re mostly used up.=20

~Steve Belfer=20


> On Apr 5, 2024, at 7:52=E2=80=AFPM, tr4 via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
:
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> I have never had to go that far.  The problem would be not the combustion c=
hamber but the flat surface would be way too thin and collapse in short orde=
r.  You would be much better off with popping the piston or go with a slight=
 done to get that level of compression.
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> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S23+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: GREGORY THOMPSON via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> Date: 4/5/24 6:36 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: FOT Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Fot] TR4 head milling
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> Has anyone had an issue with breaking into a water jacket on the TR4A head=
 with taking off .150?
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> Thank you,
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> Greg Thompson=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I have 1 head with 190 off and another with=
 over 200 off and they work well, not staked. &nbsp;Maybe I got lucky. &nbsp=
;There=E2=80=99s not any room left for skimming which means they=E2=80=99re m=
ostly used up.&nbsp;<div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">~Steve Belfer&nbsp;<div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><block=
quote type=3D"cite">On Apr 5, 2024, at 7:52=E2=80=AFPM, tr4 via Fot &lt;fot@=
autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"tex=
t/html; charset=3DUTF-8"><div dir=3D"auto">I have never had to go that far.&=
nbsp; The problem would be not the combustion chamber but the flat surface w=
ould be way too thin and collapse in short order.&nbsp; You would be much be=
tter off with popping the piston or go with a slight done to get that level o=
f compression.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div id=3D"composer_signature" dir=3D"auto"><div=
 style=3D"font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir=3D"auto">Sent via the Samsung Ga=
laxy S23+ 5G, an AT&amp;T 5G smartphone</div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></d=
iv><div><br></div><div align=3D"left" dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-size:100%;c=
olor:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: GREGOR=
Y THOMPSON via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; </div><div>Date: 4/5/24  6:36 P=
M  (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: FOT Triumph &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; </div><=
div>Subject: [Fot] TR4 head milling </div><div><br></div></div>Has anyone ha=
d an issue with breaking into a water jacket on the TR4A head with taking of=
f .150?<div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helveti=
ca, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class=3D"ydp72b54109yahoo-style-wrap"=
><div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"ydp72b54109signature=
">Greg Thompson&nbsp;</div></div></div></div><span>_________________________=
______________________</span><br><span>fot@autox.team.net</span><br><span></=
span><br><span>http://www.fot-racing.com</span><br><span></span><br><span>Do=
nate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://autox.=
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