Bill Eastman writes:
> Replacing the rod bearings is not that tough. Maybe we should start
> thinking about them as 50,000 mile items and just replacing them as a
> matter of course. Expecially when you consider the havoc raised at the top
> end of the engine with low oil pressure and the cost of an MGA crankshaft
> nowadays.
Coincidentally, amidst the frolic of disassembling my spare 'B motor -
the absolute first time I've cracked an engine open - I noticed a very
similar comment in the Haynes manual. They suggest doing rod bearings
at 30k and main bearings at 50k. You all can go read it for yourselves.
Since I'm a newbie at engine rebuilding, let me ask a newbie question.
It looks as though this block will need to be bored to 0.020 over. Does
this automatically necessitate new, oversized pistons?
--
Todd "Greasy and having fun" Mullins
Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast
'74 MGB Tourer with worn original engine
'72 18V in greasy pieces
That's me at the corner.
That's me at the stoplight,
Losing my transmission...
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