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Old 11-30-2023, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Stan Weiss View Post
How many times does it need to be said the engineers only put that offset there so that people on a cold stop wouldn't hear piston slap. You do understand that with that offset the piston and crank journal are not at TDC at the same time?

Stan
Yes I think I understand it pretty well. Piston slap is bad. It causing ring wear, sounds bad, etc. The offset is there help eliminate this. Are you saying that his knock isn't from improper assembly?

I know that my dad owned a 1969 Chevy pickup. He had the engine rebuilt. The guy put the pistons in backward. Guess what, it had a strange knock.