Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

I got the block bored and sleeve installed. Left about .002 interference fit.Heated up block with a heat gun, chilled sleeve in the freezer and went in good. Went with a flanged sleeve, FL72 from LA Sleeve. Putting together now (don't do like I do),I didn't mark the piston for installation. Does any...

Thanks for the suggestion on the valves. I adjusted the valve before taking apart. Now that I have it apart the valves seal up good when checked. Now I have it disassembled with the piston out. It looks very good and also the rings look good. I am trying to decide whether to bore it and if I do, how...

Have a customers Cub Cadet with an 18.5 hp Briggs V Twin vertical shaft. Had 140 Pounds compression on one cylinder and 60 on the other. What I found was semi deep (chatter) marks in that cylinder, in a pattern about an inch wide where the rings travel. Seem like these marks were made at the factory...

Gave the 944 VN a job today, boring this older Ford block .030 over. All went well, but when I got done with number 3 there were small marks that look like rust spots. Two are half way up and the other is lower but all remind me of a spot where the rust from the back side is trying to get thru. If i...