Still a pricy expenditure. last I checked for babbiting on my old Dodge,
it was $70.00 a main and $40.00 a rod.
Mike
In a message dated 7/23/99 4:01:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jrdorsey@strato.net writes:
<< I don't know about the 216s but the dipper 235s had insert main bearings
and poured rod bearings.
John
3800 panel
>
> Babbiting is not something most people would take on at home. The main
> bearings and caps are poured separately, I believe. It wouldn't be
> impossible to pour both at the same time. Babbit melts somewhere below 900
> degrees. According to the Model A people (a friend has one), the babbit to
> use is 4X nickel based babbit. Don't use lead based babbit. The con rods
are
> poured in a way similar to the mains. A mold has to be made up to hold the
> babbit in place until it cools. Then the main caps are bolted on and the
> block is line bored. Rods are also bored to size. Babbiting is labor
> intensive and not very practical. The place that rebuilt my friend's engine
> charges the same to pour new babbit or convert to inserts. You are right
> about the shimming. I would think the 216 rods and probably the block would
> have to be machined to take insert >>
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