Re: 340 engine questions
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08/19/23 01:18 PM
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John_Kunkel
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As with all questions concerning overboring, only an ultrasonic test will confirm the safe overbore size. Sleeving only one cylinder is a common practice. Depending on where in the bore the pits are, you might consider leaving the bore as is and call them "oil reservoirs".
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Re: 340 engine questions
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08/21/23 09:22 AM
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As with all questions concerning overboring, only an ultrasonic test will confirm the safe overbore size. Sleeving only one cylinder is a common practice. Depending on where in the bore the pits are, you might consider leaving the bore as is and call them "oil reservoirs".
I always heard 340s had thin walls. I've only sonic checked one and it was very thin. Same deal as you have...it was a .030" over 340 w/ rust pits in multiple cylinders and it would not tolerate another overbore. Honestly, some were marginal at .030" over. Not worth slamming a bunch of sleeves in to save it. In your case, I'd have no problem sleeving that one hole and running it. With what people want for a good 340 block, sleeving one hole is a much cheaper alternative.
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Re: 340 engine questions
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08/22/23 10:46 PM
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things I know about sleeving a 340. A sleeve at 4.283 will typically pin hole the bore. adjacent bore(s) will require boring/honing of at least .003 to correct out of round.
unless the pits are in the very upper 1" of ring travel, and significant in size (width of ring) forget about them.
Last edited by B1MAXX; 08/22/23 10:46 PM.
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Re: 340 engine questions
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08/23/23 06:59 PM
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You can buy .040 over 340 pistons from a few vendors, but they may likely be a custom order as many go from .030 straight to .060. Video of a 396 block being fully re-sleeved I watched a few days ago. This one was in pretty bad shape when they got it. These two have other videos that are pretty interesting to watch if you like engine machine work in general. https://youtu.be/G7M1UC5PVZ4?si=FxviJydTJNNXghQD
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