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Originally Posted by Ol' Ron
The 49/53 engines have lock in bearings, the same as most other engines. The pre 49 Ford engines all had floating bearings. This bearing does pt lock into the rod or anything else. It just floats between the rod and crank. These older bearings were mad from cadmium and silver in some cases. Heavy duty bearings were mad from a bronze alloy. These bearings MUST be fit to the crank. New replacement bearings are not of the same quality. Also NOS bearings have a tendency to flake from old age. so a good full flow oil filter is a plus for longevity. I cover this in my book.
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I seem to remember someone was selling your book Ron. If anyone knows please pm me as I am just starting a rebuild of my 59A block. Already tanked and mag'd with a few minor cracks. Worst part has been getting the studs out
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