All Things 288XP

[Woodslasher]

....and?

 

[davidwyby]

…I won’t be near mine til tomorrow night, sorry.

 

[PA Dan]

Here ya go...@Woodslasher

 

[Woodslasher]

Here ya go...@Woodslasher

I appreciate the thought, but that pic has stumped me and my family. According to that measurement, the conn rod is 7/8-15/16 wide but no conn rod I am aware of is that wide. The widest small end bearing I have is 7/10 or so which makes 9/10 sounds ridiculously huge. My dad fiddled with a set of our calipers for several minutes and none of us have any idea what that equates to in mm.

 

[PA Dan]

I measured both my 281 and 288 and both are the same. .690 is a hair over 11/16.

 

[Woodslasher]

I measured both my 281 and 288 and both are the same.

Okay. Do you have any idea what that equates to in mm? 15/16 sounds freakin' huge for a small end bearing but I have been known to be wrong.

 

[PA Dan]

17.526

 

[PA Dan]

Okay. Do you have any idea what that equates to in mm? 15/16 sounds freakin' huge for a small end bearing but I have been known to be wrong.

It's not 15/16 it's close to 11/16.

 

[davidwyby]

.790”=20mm


Formula : multiply the length value by 25.4

 

[Woodslasher]

It's not 15/16 it's close to 11/16.

Thank you, I need to find a piston with a 14mm conn rod width.

.790”=20mm


Formula : multiply the length value by 25.4

You just helped my OCD immensely! I thought one just read the dial on the caliper but now I see the # on the shaft (7) is the first digit, and the # in the dial (~9) is the second digit, so .79. I was thinking it was reading .9 and the camera angle made it look like the shaft was at 7 and not 9.

 

[davidwyby]

My two Dan friends here made me confused for a min, haha!

 

[davidwyby]

 

[PA Dan]

View attachment 326816

What is that?

 

[srcarr52]

Thank you, I need to find a piston with a 14mm conn rod width.

You just helped my OCD immensely! I thought one just read the dial on the caliper but now I see the # on the shaft (7) is the first digit, and the # in the dial (~9) is the second digit, so .79. I was thinking it was reading .9 and the camera angle made it look like the shaft was at 7 and not 9.

It's actually 0.690" (17.52mm) as the hash mark for the 7 isn't exposed yet.

 

[PA Dan]

It's actually 0.690" (17.52mm) as the hash mark for the 7 isn't exposed yet.

This...[emoji115]

 

[Mattyo]

Howd i do?

Did a little welding tonight. Had to build that whole wall back.

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice job Matt!

 

[PA Dan]

Looks good Matt!

 

[..X..]

Anyone have a top cover for this? As you can see below mine is broke.. Looking for an OEM top cover without the hole for the decomp.

 

[RI Chevy]

I think Mattyo sells them.