Are your pistons protruding from your block? When building an engine with a new block you’re unlikely to come across pistons poking out the top of your block. But what happens when you’re rebuilding an older block that has been machined a couple of times already and your new pistons are sticking out? In this [TECH TALK] Andre covers one clearance that is often taken for granted in engine building projects, deck clearance. He will explain what piston deck height is, how easy it is to check and wh
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Setting deck height and calculating compression ratio. I do this for every piston/cylinder to confirm consistency across all four cylinders. •I ended up using a 0.010” shim to raise the cylinder to get a deck height I was comfortable with. I use a depth gauge and feeler gauge to measure the deck height. Deck height is 0.042” which should give us around an 8.2:1 compression ratio. •This compression ratio is within the recommended range for the cam I’m running, although on the lower end of the ran
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Here is one way to measure your deck height with basic tools on an Aircooled VW engine. For this video we used a set of dial calipers, deck height tool part number 5756, and a marker. This measurement way is suitable for a reasonable compression ratio street engine. After removing the cylinder head, keep any shims for the final measurements. Install the deck height tool, screw in the set screw, and rotate the crank to touch the piston to set screw. Mark this position on the flywheel or pulley -
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