Piston clearance

yellow rose said
Yeah...my bad. I was ASSuming straight and square decks. That is mandatory to check when you start getting that close. Some guys think a .010 slant in a deck is ok. It's not, but some seem to think so.

Is a amazing what some machinists will do and stamp it OK and good to go.

yellow rose said
You'll be fine unless you have excessive piston to wall clearance. Like making noise when cold sloppy. If not, you're good to go.

fishmens67 said
The recommended clearance of .035 is the SAFE clearance. I have ran .025 with a closed chamber with no ill effect.
From what I know now, no need to go under .035. There is no added benefit.

And what these guys said above. The above mention of the cometic gasket is what I have done several times. There really is t a need to get super close but keep the quench under .050. It’ll be fine. Setting the quench super close is starting to gamble on everything else being great.