Haven't done much to her of late. I fitted the crank, cam & 7 pistons that's about it. I dropped the eighth and broke the oil ring
:. Finally got a replacement 7.3 head today so I'll get it stripped and of to the machine shop. Some of the exhaust valve guides are worn so it will need them redone as well. Being that the pistons come out slightly proud of the cylinder block I'm worried about valve to piston clearance after the heads and block have been resurfaced. The block has had .003" taken off it and the 1 good head has had .007 taken off it. I have fitted .010 reduced height pistons . Is the "Valve head recession relative to deck(head gasket) surface on the cylinder head" the critical measurement? The deck to deck measurement is .003" short on the refinished head.
A couple of shots before the pistons were fitted
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