Hey Joe, 1985 QV liners installation procedure. 1- clean liner o ring seat inside block. 2- Lube o ring seat inside block with a thin film of engine oil. 3- Carefully install new o ring onto liner. Note; don’t lube the o ring or the liner. 4- push liner into block, don’t twist. 5- Flip block upside- down. Note: On the head studs, use washers and pipe spacers to hold liners in place. 6- Pour a glass of Enzo approved Diego-Red Wine. Good luck.
Thank you - Perfect level of detail. One other question...I had my liners re-plated and they were marked for each cylinder and marked top and bottom so they could be re-installed in the same bore with the same orientation...Needless to say, even though i asked for Millennium to preserve the markings, they were sent back without them - So I will install them wherever and I can't tell if there is a top or bottom (they look symmetrical) - Is this a problem? Am I missing anything? Again, thanks for your help on this - it appears from the threads I've read that you may have done this several times - Joe Image Unavailable, Please Login
Hey Joe ,? I would use my bore gauge to place the liners in order of loosest to tightest. then, I would use my calipers on each piston to do the same. Essentially,, matching all specifications for piston/liner clearance. good luck. Edwardo
Joe, No problem on the free advice. ( your doing the hard part.) I appreciate your efforts to do a good job. ( smile)
Question for the group. If you purchased new cylinder liners, what would you use? Steel or try and resurface the old liners? Would you re-bored the liners with a torque plate to insure proper fit? I worry that worn liners may 'egg' shape even if replated. Thoughts?
Not sure if this helps (and I wouldn't pretend to know the situation for every used liner) but mine were checked for concentricity and lack of taper by the company that did the re-plating - all checked out perfect. In addition, when you have them re-plated, they can build the plating up to create a perfect piston to wall clearance
