T245 cylinder sleeve installation

[asstor]

Hi all.

I am refreshing my tired T245 from my '51 M37. When I pulled the head I saw that the engine had cylinder sleeves installed. (Military depot rebuild in Septembet 1973) What I also noticed was that the sleeves are not flush with the top of the block - they extend about .05 above the top of the block. Is that correct? Surely this would cause a problem with the head gasket?

I was under the impressing that if sleeves were installed they had to be flush with the top of the block. Any advice on this?

Thanks for any replies.
Louis

[Charles Talbert]

Hi all.

I am refreshing my tired T245 from my '51 M37. When I pulled the head I saw that the engine had cylinder sleeves installed. (Military depot rebuild in Septembet 1973) What I also noticed was that the sleeves are not flush with the top of the block - they extend about .05 above the top of the block. Is that correct? Surely this would cause a problem with the head gasket?

I was under the impressing that if sleeves were installed they had to be flush with the top of the block. Any advice on this?

Thanks for any replies.
Louis

The only reply that can be made here is that someone did a sloppy job of installing sleeves. No they certainly should not protrude above the top of the deck surface.

[asstor]

Charles,

Great, more work to do. Thanks for the reply, you confirmed what I was suspecting.

Thanks.
Louis