Allis WC engine rebuild

Hi
I've started to rebuild the motor on my WC and after installing the sleeves and the rings,pistons,rod and main bearings I go back and was looking at the sleeves and now notice the they are sticking up out of the block by roughly .010 -.015, while installing them I cleaned everything really well and even honed the area for the O-rings, everything went together well, and at first thought I done a good job on installing the sleeves but after looking at it a second time I'm afraid that this "projection might interfere with sealing the head gasket.
I am worried about nothing or should I go back and tear it apart and pull the sleeves to try to "reseat" them?
thanks!
Bushnellman
 
As per the manual they should stick up 0.002-0.004 and if they stick up more things need to be checked and made sure they are good and clean. One should set the sleeves in with out the o-Ring to see how they sit then put the o-ring and and install the sleeves. Also did you lube the o-ring with dish soap when you installed them?? If you didn't good chance that is where your problem is and you may need a new set of o-ring since the one you have maybe damaged
 
They should be .0015 to .002 above the deck. You might place a fender washer over the edge of the sleeve and tighten it down with a short cap screw to see if they push down. My guess would be it will. When you press the sleeve in the O rings tend to roll and hold the sleeve up a bit. If you could rotate the sleeve down in place before installing the O rings it should not be an o ring cut holding it up.
 
Don't tear it back down just yet. When the
block bores are cleaned correctly the orings
will sometimes cause the sleeve to spring up
a bit, also when turning the engine to
assemble the ring drag can raise them a bit.
Try knocking them down with a piece of
hardwood watching closely for bounce back
caused by the orings.
 
I would put a bolt and fender washer to see if the sleeves pull down, leave them on until setting the head so they do not get pushed out again. I think that .003 is probably about all you want them to stick. They should go back in same distance unless you planed the block.
 
A FERGUSON Engine........anytime I'm working on any engine with wet sleeves, I use some sort of locking jig to ensure sleeves do not move, while installing piston assemblies:

Only a thought:
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