ford_ranger12
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- 2003
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My ranger is close to being done so I've started on the motor which is a 351w, It's a 97 F-250 roller block. I was gonna leave it stock but when I started tearing it down a couple bolts broke off in the heads trying to get the manifolds off so now I'm gonna go ahead and rebuild with all new bearings/piston rings, gonna keep stock internals, TFS stage 1 cam, Trickflow type R intake, and Edelbrock aluminum rpm heads. I've got everything already except for the TFS cam. I decided on a mild cam for now because I'm keeping the explorer computer and just seems like it'll be a little easier to get everything finished up and running but at least getting rid of the stock cam. I hope this isn't stupid but my question is:
How do I measure pushrod length AND piston to valve clearance at the same time without a starting point?
I've worked on a lot of motors but this will be my first one throwing a different cam and set of aluminum heads on at the same time so I'm unsure how to get these measurements and which one I do first?
....the pistons are stock 97 F-250 dish type pistons, I think they were around 8.5 compression. The Edelbrock heads have 2.02/1.60 valves.
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How do I measure pushrod length AND piston to valve clearance at the same time without a starting point?
I've worked on a lot of motors but this will be my first one throwing a different cam and set of aluminum heads on at the same time so I'm unsure how to get these measurements and which one I do first?
....the pistons are stock 97 F-250 dish type pistons, I think they were around 8.5 compression. The Edelbrock heads have 2.02/1.60 valves.
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