6.5 sleeve installation

[simon]

I found a 506 block with no cracks but one cylinder bore is damaged to the point that only a dry sleeve will get it back to standard, it melted a piston in # 7 bore that ate a circulair groove 2 " long and 1.5 mm deep at the top ring limit.

Did anyone had succes with sleeving a bore and do they last?

My machine shop says " no problem"

I am not that sure

[More Power]

The #8 hole in our 6.5TD Project (http://www.thedieselpage.com/finale.htm) engine was sleeved due to excessive cyl taper using a .140 wall cast iron sleeve. There's not a problem with sleeves if the machinist does a good job.

I spoke with a major rebuilder of Navistar engines a few years ago. He told me that they sleeve every cyl of every 6.9 and 7.3 they remanufacture because of the cavitation erosion problem these engines had.

Jim

[Chicago TDP]

and of course, the sleeve material used is FAR superior of the material used in the block.

My buddy has a vintage race engine, a limited production 427 in his vette, that has 7 sleeves in it. Seems he likes to melt pistons a lot but the block is so rare he spends the money to get it sleeved due to it rareness.

[redbird2]

I have several 6.5 run with sleeves and some have over 100,000 on them never could tell they where fixed, I did a 6.9 for a customer 8 or 9 years ago that had the #8 cylinder cracked burning anti-freeze the pull a 32' camper 5th wheel all ovet the US and now have 225,000 and has never used an anti-freeze and runs great to this day.
I would sleeve one and not even give it a second thaught if my machine shop felt ok with doing it of course I've had this guy doing work for me for over 25 years so I out a lot of faith in him.

[simon]

You Guy's put my mind at ease about sleeving.

I know it is common practise as a repair and some diesels have them as a standard feature.

but with the 6.5 having a hot running problem espessially in #7 and 8 i felt a sleeve would transfer less heat to the block and agravate the problem.

thanks Simon