Hi Folks,
Well, it's time to bite the big one and put new big end bearings =
in
my 1500 Midget. Or is it??!!
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There is no unusual sound from the engine at start up or any othe=
r
time. The oil pressure, however, is a little worrying. It starts off abo=
ut
60 or 70 and gradually decreases to about 20 when cruising around town. =
At idle, it goes down to about 9 or 10. Once, when it was idling about 5=
00
rpm it actually went down to about 5 psi.
If a rebuild is advisable, the shopping list includes a set of r=
od
bearing, set of main bearings, new con rod bolts, thrust washer set and, =
of
course, the oil pan gasket. Anything missing?
My long suffering wife has been told that there's just a couple o=
f
more things that need to be done, so it would be nice if this (major, for=
me at least) operation went smoothly.
TIA, Adrian
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