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Deutz 913C cylinder shims

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Topic: Deutz 913C cylinder shims

Posted By: automaticdave
Subject: Deutz 913C cylinder shims
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2022 at 12:20pm

Replacing # 1 & 2 cylinders jug, piston & heads, how many & what thickness of shims should I have on hand to to install on jugs to make the intial clearance check, I would rather remove shims than have to add.All parts that I,m using have never been & don't need to be machined. Thanks Dave

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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2022 at 4:37pm

Add a couple to the old stack you removed would be a good place to start.

Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2022 at 8:05pm

Always add more shims than needed. Assemble the cylinder and use a thick solder off a roll to insert in the injector hole - tighten the head - no need to final torque now - then turn the engine over to allow piston to smash the solder - remove solder and measure the piston to head clearance - then do the math , loosen the head bolts and lift the sleeve and cut off enough shims to obtain correct clearance. Depending on how high your math scores were in school would determine if a second check was necessary :-)

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