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Originally Posted by Kevin in NJ
Based on NOS caps we have, Ford peened with some kind of air powered device that likely used correct sized washers floating on a shaft. Vince Falter has pictures of the caps on his website.
Peening hot is a critical part of a proper babbitt job.
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Kev, what was used for the Model T, was shown on P. TV. movie on Ford. It shows how they poured blocks. The Peening Tool, was like Wilsons, but was in a large Air Tool. It looked like they could do a block a minute.
Two to put the block down on the floor.
Two to put the Jig in place.
One to heat the Jig, all 3 bearings.
Two guys to pour.
Two Guys to pull the Jig.
One Guy to Peen the Babbitt.
Two to pick up the finished block.
Wilson says pour a block at room Temp., can't be done, unless you want to pick all the Babbitt off the ceiling, and out of your ears.
Wilson said, they do not heat the block as a step before they pour the block. That is the misleading truth. What they did do was put on a hot Jig, and heated each bearing place on the Jig with a very large torch. So what happened was the block was well warmed up. This is the way they did it on the Model T.
The Model A was a little more refined in being poured.
Herm.