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Railcarmover · 07-11-2017, 09:57 PM

Its a consensus. I spoke to a friend and he agrees with Kevin in NJ.It appears the failure is totally related to the babbit not adhering to the tinning. I'm still in good shape,I've got a good basis for repair,the engine has low hours on the build,I can save the cam and valve train,and not need to get the seats cut..Crank is probably still good,Ill have to measure it out.Block has been hot tanked and painted with glyptol.

Once I pull the pistons and measure the bores Ill know if it needs to be cut,If i get lucky I'll hone and ring it.. I might just get away with cutting for insert bearings and build,not bad for a few hours of fabrication eh?

07-11-2017, 09:57 PM	#19
Railcarmover BANNED Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,262	Re: 60 mile per hour all day long?perhaps.. Its a consensus. I spoke to a friend and he agrees with Kevin in NJ.It appears the failure is totally related to the babbit not adhering to the tinning. I'm still in good shape,I've got a good basis for repair,the engine has low hours on the build,I can save the cam and valve train,and not need to get the seats cut..Crank is probably still good,Ill have to measure it out.Block has been hot tanked and painted with glyptol. Once I pull the pistons and measure the bores Ill know if it needs to be cut,If i get lucky I'll hone and ring it.. I might just get away with cutting for insert bearings and build,not bad for a few hours of fabrication eh?