Re: spit 1500 big end rattle
>
> > My Spitfire 1500 was suffering from low oil pressure and big end
> > rattle on startup....
> Dr. J.
>
> Did you regrind the crank? How much clearance did you measure with the new
> bearings?
>
> I don't mean to insult you intelligence or demean your mechanical skills.
>These
> are the questions I must ask to help you evaluate the situation.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Ken Boetzer
>
I have to admit that the bearing change was a rush job (I need the
car to get to work) and therefore I didn't check out the crank other
than to look for scoring etc. It seemed fine and John Kipping had a
look at the old bearings and considered them not too bad, but due for
a change. He thought it unlikely that the crank would need a regrind.
I should have checked but didn't have time to take the crank out of
the car.
Jonathan
Dr J.E.Miles
School of Biological Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
0121-414-5884
j.e.miles@bham.ac.uk
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