look up "straw "man
a hypoetical test
some kb do not consider the quench dome for compression ht
they used to show the height of the quench dome in the catakog
step dish is fun
Bridgeport- yes
much easier now with the bhj tooling
line up on the cam and crank and cut then flip 90 degrees
comes out real close and takes care of twist
Dang, that's a bummer. Well, like you're doing, much of what I've learned about engine work was by having to fix the "professional's" oversight. You'll gain some knowledge not a lot of others have when it's all done...good luck!
