Hi Rob

When I had the same problem ( no .080 pistons to be found) about 10 yrs ago with my TD, I went to .100 over. These were off the shelf and the extra bore brings you up to 1366cc for a little extra power. Later, you can always sleeve it back to 1250 if you ever had to.

Bob TC EXU 7388

Hello everyone, I've sure got a problem this time. I was finally ready to try to fire up the TC with its' new XPEG 1500 engine. When I turned the key, the fuel pump started and the rear bowl connection started to leak. When I went to tighten the connection holding the float bowl to the carb body, I ...

Hello Everyone I continue to work on the TF 1500 engine for the TC which I have fitted with a AEG122 cam and my head is 2.995" (76.07mm) thick. As I went to adjust the valves I discovered that there is no clearance to adjust, even though I had already fully backed out the screw to give maximum clear...

Thanks to everyone for all their responses. If you'll recall when I had the block and bell housing up on the workbench I could easily turn the crank by hand and detect a slight rubbing sound and associated drag. After reading all of your thoughts I decided to try the easy fix first and see where tha...

Hello everyone I am continuing to work on getting my xpeg 1500 engine into my TC and getting very close. One issue has come up that I could use some help on. I was planning on using a TF starter and 8" clutch but discovered that my TC bell housing makes contact with the clutch. When I turn the the c...