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Originally Posted by Railcarmover
Okay...Hicks recommended to Mr Ford a larger main bearing...due to,in his words 'main bearing thump'..this was prior to production. Ford countered ,interestingly,the crankshaft was 'limber' enough to deal with the designed main..
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It seems a weak centre main bearing in 4 cylinder, 3 main bearing engines was pretty much standard fare in those days. At least Henry did something about it in the B engine with larger journals and pressure oiling. Mr Hicks must have had a giggle to himself!