the compression was very low on those motors. it didnt stress the leather that
much.
"G. Simmons" wrote:
> I had a client who told me a funny story about babbet bearings. When he was
> a young guy, he had an old model A for his daily driver. One of the crank
> bearings wore down, and he didn't have the money to have it taken apart and
> rebuilt.
>
> He said an old mechanic took the oil pan off and trimmed a piece of leather
> as a shim between the bearing and the crank. He put it back together and it
> ran for a long time like that without any problems.
>
> Those must have been the good old days.
>
> Regards,
>
> Grant S.
>
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