built b16 hhad sleeved block now block reports of sleeved droped 1/4 of inch what to do know?

 

maybe talk to the machine shop that installed the sleeves

 

Take it back to the machine shop that installed the sleeves. Either the block was not machined properly or the sleeve was not seated completley before decking.

 

And now for the million dollar question:

What brand sleeves?

 

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i am waiting for this also.**** is gonna hit fan once again....has nothing to do w/the sleeves itself...just the installer......would be my guess.


harv

 

darton sleeves of course machine shop said they will redeck block and pistons but is that any good

 

If it really dropped 1/4 inch than I wouldn't even think about doing it.If it was up to about .005" I would consider it.You should pull the sleeves and find out whats happening to allow the sleeve to drop.Just decking the block is a little risky and may not solve the problem.
Glenn

 

it does not matter what brand the sleeves are. its the installation that's bad.

 

With our design 99.9% of the time it is not the sleeve but the installation. If the sleeve dropped 1/4 of an inch you would have more problems than just a sunk sleeve.

Two things that most commonly happen to cause a sleeve sink:

Either the sleeve was not seated before the block was decked

or

The block's depth was not machined to the proper specifications

If they plan on re-decking the block they need to make sure and press the sleeves down to make sure they are seated completly.

The best thing to do is the remove the sleeve and check the machining depth unless they are sure the sleeves were just not seated completely.

The easiest way to make sure a sleeve is not going to sink is to measure the body depth where the sleeve seats and then machine the block so that the sleeve will stick up .002. Measure the block again to insure proper machining. Once you install the sleeves press them in until the sleeves are protruding .002. Let them sit with a plate holding the sleeves down until the loctite cures. Once the loctite cures and the sleeves are still protruding .002 proceed to deck the block.