Thanks Wayne, I'll be looking it over tonite with your input.
"C'mon Murphy- let's go see what it looks like!" (the blasted guy's been with me the entire trip..) Jim '66 Malibu --- Wayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim. Yo on theright track. If in fact the block has > been decked, The Eng. > code stamping will be partially > or totally obliterated. This is not to say if you > staping are full depth > that it was not re-stamped ( unlikely) > Also if you your heads are off, you can measure the > piston to block hight, > All you need is a GOOD straight edge and feeler > gauges > You measure the distance between the flat Quench > area of the piston and the > straight edge.( don't quote me on this) > but Ii think stock BB run at .030 -.040 deck hight > .. > You can also know if you have a fully decked block > when you install your > intake. the bolt are FULL to the bottom of the > holes. !! > ( bottom 0 meaning ifyou look in the intake bolt > hole the head hole is not > Concentric but lowered .. > > Wayne > ACES #1556 > TCG #186 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:54 AM > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Block Decked- How can I > tell how much? > > > > Due to some recent discoveries, I may need to use > an > > alternate block for my car. The original owner > told > > me that the block had been decked at one point. > Is > > there any way I can measure myself to find out how > > much it has been decked if at all? I read > somewhere > > that sometimes the engine stamp on the pass side > will > > be missing from the decking process, but is there > a > > way to confirm on my own? > > > > Man am I knee-deep in it. > > > > > > Jim > > '66 Malibu > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit > www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit > www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
