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Originally Posted by 304065
I wouldn't recommend that as a reliable way to measure either piston to cylinder clearance or deck height. Best way is to melt the loctite, separate everything, clean it and reassemble the way the engine is intended to fit together.
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Unless I'm mistaken, the cam tower is bolted atop the heads on these engines... and it's intended that way. What would cause you to believe the presence of the tower on a fastened head would change the piston to head clearance?
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