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Between the cylinder block and the head on an F2 there are 4 knock pins and 8 cylindrical shaped rubbers that are called "Packing,cylinder stud" on the parts diagram. See first picture.
On the top surface of the cylinder block there are 8 holes that will accept both the knock pins and the 8 "Packing, cylinder studs". See picture 2.
I am interested in knowing which of the 4 holes the knock pins should actually be located in?. They will fit in all 8 of them but there are only 4 pins.
Also when seated in the holes the knock pins sit proud of the surface (see 3rd picture). I have not had the cylinder block machined. I have read on this forum somewhere that they should sit flush with the mating surfaces so wondering if I should shave them flush?. The gap from an eye measurement is about a mm and the head gasket I have is slightly thicker than that.
Pretty keen to only do this job once for now, so thanks in advance.
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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2020, 06:48:01 pm »
Let's get this one sorted out, I would like to know as well..
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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2020, 01:07:29 am »
The knock pins go through the head gasket and support the packing rubbers. If using a aftermarket head gasket which is thicker than the OEM one then, the rubbers will not seal to the head. The pins are fine as long as the rubbers are sealing the head. 

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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2020, 04:24:33 am »
On my K5 and on my K7, there are 8 pins, and 8 rubbers, one of each for each hole. They are slightly proud of the holes, but I didn't try to measure by how much.

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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2020, 06:09:46 am »
The F2/F3 only require four since there are only four oil returns in the F2/F3 head as opposed to the eight oil returns on the K models. You will also need to be aware of the acorn head nuts and the copper head nut washers that are required at the four abandoned oil return locations. If memory serves, it is the four inner locations, but I'll try to find a pict to back up my spotty memory...  :o
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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2020, 07:31:47 am »
Okay, here ya go:



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If you are having trouble sorting the copper head nut washers from the steel ones a magnet might be able to help. A P.O. on one of my bikes used the acorn nuts and copper washers to attach the exhaust headers...

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Note: You are only looking at the 1/2 side. The 3/4 will be similar in that the deleted oil return is the pair closest to the cam chain tunnel. NOT the closest set of cylinder studs, but the closest pair of studs where the barrel cutouts are in the cylinder block. The picture only shows one of the two oil returns that remain per side as opposed to the four per side on the K models.
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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2020, 05:03:18 pm »
Thanks for the replies.
It is interesting that some people leave the pins and packing rubbers out all together and say there is no issue doing this (see Brandens leak free top end sticky thread on this forum).http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,107040.0.html
As it had taken some time to get a response for this thread I had in the mean time decided to grind the knock pins flush with the top of the cylinder block as I was worried they may have prevented the head from sitting flat on the mating surface. My head needed to be machined flat as it was warped and perhaps the protruding knock pins were a possible reason. I had an extra 4 knock pins lying around so ground all 8 of them to be flush and thought it could do no harm to put them and the 8 packing rubbers in all 8 holes. Sure only 4 of them have oil returns in them but the other 4 are open to the atmosphere as the studs that go through them are open to the air and water on the F2/3 motors.
Maybe I am overthinking all this?. I don't know, this is what the shaved pins with the packing rubbers look like in situ (see first picture). The pins will not now stop the head from bolting down flat but now the packing rubbers sit just proud of the pins. Any comments here would be much appreciated.
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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2020, 05:56:31 am »
You should be fine. Early models did not use these hence the discussions about whether they are necessary or not. Your understanding of the cylinder studs exposed to the atmosphere is correct and is the reason for the acorn nuts with copper washers to prevent weeping oil leaks at these four locations.
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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2020, 08:03:51 am »
Knock pins serve a purpose of locating/positioning the 2 pieces together correctly also
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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2020, 02:37:56 pm »
The knock pins (aka dowels) are used on the 4 oil return holes that DO NOT have the exposed cylinder studs. You can see the studs from outside the engine on 4 of them on these late heads.

Don't shorten the dowels: they help to hold back the crankcase pressure at high RPM by supporting the rubber dowel seals. This was started in the late K2 heads to prevent weeping at (then) Interstate 75 MPH speeds all day, especially caused by using too-thin oils (10w40).
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Re: Knock pins and cylinder stud packing rubbers F2 motor, advice please.
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2020, 11:55:27 pm »
The knock pins (aka dowels) are used on the 4 oil return holes that DO NOT have the exposed cylinder studs. You can see the studs from outside the engine on 4 of them on these late heads.

Don't shorten the dowels: they help to hold back the crankcase pressure at high RPM by supporting the rubber dowel seals. This was started in the late K2 heads to prevent weeping at (then) Interstate 75 MPH speeds all day, especially caused by using too-thin oils (10w40).

In the UK and europe, we never had the oil return dowels or the rubbers until the K6. Though the K2 was still in production for the UK and european market until early 1975, it still used the same barrels but the later head from the USA K3/K4  ;)