Thread: Freshly Built 383, Oil question

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A new engine should not have that much rocking going on. But still, when measuring you have to measure from the centerline of the pistons long ways with the block. Can you push the pistons around in the bore. Just asking because that much rocking would indicate a sloppy fit

I just went and checked it then the block is still in the car but heads are of, theres no movement that I can tell from pushing around on the pistons, it looks solid, and this is with the psitons at the top of there travel. I mag particle inspceted the heads and there not cracked, theres light marks on the one piston where Id say it made light contact. It does however have on a couple of the top of a couple of the pistons a gunge like a filthy grease that you get under your car. It comes of but its really really sticky, certainly wasn there when I assembled it, im assuming this is carbon build up whilst still wet and fresh. Anyone got a good way of measuring piston height without dial indicator is there a better way, I may be getting some movement when turning the arm on the magnetic base, dont really think so but maybe
Steve