STROKER CLEARANCE
When checking rod to cam clearance on stroker engines, you will often find interference. To find out “where you are at”, make a clay “hatchet” on the rod journal and roll it over. Put a little oil on the cam lobe first. It will give you an exact profile to measure against the connecting rod. This will help you determine how to get your clearance. You can see if you need to cut the rod or resize the base circle on the cam. Final inspection can be done in real-time with a piece of solder between two while rotating.
Ron Flood
Cedar Machine
North Branch, MN
June, 2020
