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Honing plates #570085 01/02/10 04:18 PM 01/02/10 04:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 526 NC B barracuda man OP mopar
barracuda man OP mopar B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 526 NC	Are they needed when doing a freshen up.No bore work just a hone.My machinest don't have them anyway.What do ya'll think.

Re: Honing plates [Re: barracuda man] #570086 01/02/10 04:27 PM 01/02/10 04:27 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 487 D Dyno1 mopar
Dyno1 mopar D Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 487	If the block was originally done with a plate, it should be redone with a plate. Shadows in the cylinder walls if the block is thin. Good luck. Dyno

Re: Honing plates [Re: Dyno1] #570087 01/02/10 05:11 PM 01/02/10 05:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,647 aotearoa rebel master
rebel master Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,647 aotearoa	talking about honing your block, my machinist bolts up the plate & then puts the block in the oven till it's hot & then does the final hone. is this a common practice? i'd never seen a block being done until i stopped in for a cold one just on xmas & saw one of the boys doing this, was told they do this to all torque plate hone jobs.

Re: Honing plates [Re: barracuda man] #570088 01/02/10 05:29 PM 01/02/10 05:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida Locomotion master
Locomotion master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida	The plates help keep the cylinders round after the heads are bolted on. Some shops bolt blates on both heads, torque the main caps and run hot water through them! Helps ring life and seal.

Re: Honing plates [Re: barracuda man] #570089 01/02/10 05:31 PM 01/02/10 05:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,715 closer to Canadian beer! torkrules I'm neurotic
torkrules I'm neurotic Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,715 closer to Canadian beer!	Quote: Are they needed when doing a freshen up.No bore work just a hone.My machinest don't have them anyway.What do ya'll think. FWIW, years ago i had a 440 block bored and honed with plates. Pulled it down and just had a de-glaze done to re-ring. They didn't use plates for this. Ran pretty much the same ET (sometimes slightly faster, sometimes slightly slower). Nothing that I can pin to the plates. It's always best to use them for any honing operation as it's proper procedure.

Re: Honing plates [Re: Dyno1] #570090 01/02/10 05:36 PM 01/02/10 05:36 PM
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roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	Quote: If the block was originally done with a plate, it should be redone with a plate. Shadows in the cylinder walls if the block is thin. Good luck. Dyno There is NO Other Option!

Re: Honing plates [Re: torkrules] #570091 01/02/10 06:11 PM 01/02/10 06:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere S S/ST 3040 master
S/ST 3040 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere	Quote: Quote: Are they needed when doing a freshen up.No bore work just a hone.My machinest don't have them anyway.What do ya'll think. FWIW, years ago i had a 440 block bored and honed with plates. Pulled it down and just had a de-glaze done to re-ring. They didn't use plates for this. Ran pretty much the same ET (sometimes slightly faster, sometimes slightly slower). Nothing that I can pin to the plates. It's always best to use them for any honing operation as it's proper procedure. Touching up the finish with a ball hone (Flex hone) is a completely satisfactory practice. Since it followed the same contour, it didn't change the shape of the cylinder and when the heads were torqued down it returned to it's original cylindrical shape.

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