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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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checking squish

on these motors, do you have to check the squish distance before milling the head? by squish, i mean the distance you need to prevent valves and spark plugs from smashing into pistons. the reason im asking is because i know on 2 strokes this is an important factor when milling heads. im gonna be taking the head off my motor one of these days just to clean it up and replace the worn out parts, and i want to mill the head to bump up the compression a little.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 03:43 PM
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Not necessarily. Some even recommend zero decking the block for improved squish. Best check with a machinist though.
 
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