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Looking at that seal surface I would replace it also if available.
Crocus cloth will dress it up for sure if not available, I sure did that many times in the past.
Looks like a 73-up K frame.
Does the bolt go straight through the hole and not at an angle or does it just sit on top?
If the answers are no and yes, which is my guess, then I'd be fixing it.
I am thinking the machine shop might have put shims under the spring seat/cup locators that prevents the springs from digging into the aluminum head. Your measured install height seems really short and I think the 440 source heads ship with more install height than your measuring?
Usually the...
Back in the day, just used to be the regular high ZDDP oil 10W-40 (SE, SF spec) and a can of Engine Oil Supplement (EOS) and never had a problem.
I think the EOS was mainly Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)? Used to do the 500 mile break-in back then.
With all the new oil formulations, the break-in...
Yeah, that was my first thought. But, the surface where the bearing seats seems a little worn away. I'm so deep in this project I have no problem replacing a worn out part that everything else rides on.
1968 Dodge Charger 440 V8 Auto PS Front Disc Custom Paint Convertible Conversion
This 1968 Dodge Charger has undergone a restoration and has been converted into a convertible, giving it a rare and aggressive stance that few muscle cars can match. Power comes from a strong 440 big-block V8 paired...
I haven’t read 1 thing about a spring alignment shim on the bottom of the spring between the head. With out it will the spring not eat its way down into the spring pocket? Well let me slightly rephrase. It had what you called shims under the spring. But you talked about removing them to get...