The Ford Barn

flatjack9 · 01-11-2019, 03:24 PM

Had a guy bring in an 8BA engine he had bought. Was rebuilt but had been sitting for a while so he wanted me to go through it. When I took the crank out, it was ground 10 under on the mains. But surprise, the bearings were standard. Put the right bearings in and when I started to torque it down the crank locked right up. Turns out #1 main cap had been changed. Luckily I save all the caps from engines I scrap and on the 7th try found one that worked. Hopefully i won't find any more problems.

01-11-2019, 03:24 PM	#1
flatjack9 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 4,608	A new one on me Had a guy bring in an 8BA engine he had bought. Was rebuilt but had been sitting for a while so he wanted me to go through it. When I took the crank out, it was ground 10 under on the mains. But surprise, the bearings were standard. Put the right bearings in and when I started to torque it down the crank locked right up. Turns out #1 main cap had been changed. Luckily I save all the caps from engines I scrap and on the 7th try found one that worked. Hopefully i won't find any more problems.