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Re: Engine Bearing Replacement

To: wpruitt@Charleston.Net
Subject: Re: Engine Bearing Replacement
From: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:50:50 EDT
On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 10:52:34 -0400  W Warren Pruitt Jr
<wpruitt@Charleston.Net> writes:

> I am having problems with low oil pressure on my 70 Roadster and a
friend visiting my neighbor from Australia said that what they used to do
was to pull the oil pan and replace the main and con. rod bearings and it
was good for another 40,000 miles.
>
>Has anybody else done this and is it prudent maintenance?

Yes, and yes.  And you will have to remove the bottom two bolts in the
timing chain cover to get the front main cap out.

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA

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