orangeman-1
New User
Okay, I installed my new sleeves about 3-weeks ago. The upper lip and the bottom seat were shiny clean. I used dawn dish soap on the "0" rings and the sleeves pretty much slid in. I tapped gentle with rubber mallet. I don"t know why but, I left approximately 1" of each of the sleeve"s sticking out above the block surface. I poured water in the block...let it sit for a couple of days...no leaks. Finished bottom end of motor and installed pan. Tonight I started to install the head and thought I would just rubber mallet the sleeve"s the rest of the way into place. (The I&T manual says no more than 0.004" of the sleeve can be above the plane of the block surface.) However, the best I can do is 0.010".
My question is...Can the head gasket make-up the 0.006" difference or am I asking for problems?
My question is...Can the head gasket make-up the 0.006" difference or am I asking for problems?