Hi Bill Eastman!!
On Fri, 23 May 1997, Bill Eastman wrote:
> I pulled two rod caps last night and the rod bearings show nothing but
> copper. The jornals look pretty good although I think I might polish one
Ahh, the curse of the three main bearing engine. When I shut down my
'62 Mk II (for want of repair funds), it was talking to me whenever I
went over app 4,500 rpm. I'd already polished my rod journals, and used
that graduated shim stock to decrease the bearing clearance.
> quickly. If I find any really bad surprises, I am afraid that the A will
> be taking a forced holiday until such time that resources can be mustered.
Bill, buy some "plastigauge", and find out just how much bearing
clearance you actually have. Then you can make your decision with some
degree of confidence that you won't throw a rod, or loose so much oil
volume that you starve a main bearing. Take more than one reading per
journal, because you want to find out if the journal is out-of-round.
TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen
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