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08-01-2017, 10:18 AM | #21 |
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Re: Babbitt in the Oil
I am prepared to set a 5 gallon bucket of oil on the fender and set up a drip feed system if necessary to get me to the top of Mt. Baker. All that oil will help keep the dust down...
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08-01-2017, 10:24 AM | #22 |
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Re: Babbitt in the Oil
I'd check the clearances on the mains and rods, See what you have left for shims. If you can get everything back to .0015, especially the rear main, you might stop/slow down the oil leak. Ever do a compression test on it?
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08-01-2017, 01:44 PM | #23 |
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Re: Babbitt in the Oil
I've got the same problem. I'm considering strapping a bucket under the rear main, stopping every 50 miles, and pouring the oil back into the engine.
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08-03-2017, 06:49 PM | #24 |
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Re: Babbitt in the Oil
So, when I said there was no end play in the crank earlier, I was wrong. I only pushed on the crank. Today I pushed & pulled and as it turns out the end play is actually something like 0.045 (0.045, NOT 0.0045).
Additionally, I took a closer look that I had previously & noticed something new. Does the picture below mean the rear main bearing is cracked/disintegrating? If that is the case, I assume that means I really should get the engine rebuilt? Link to very high res version of the picture.
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08-03-2017, 07:00 PM | #25 |
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Re: Babbitt in the Oil
Also a picture of the some of the crud on my rag after wiping out the pan a few days ago. The right kind of dull silver to be babbitt?
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08-03-2017, 07:09 PM | #26 |
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08-03-2017, 07:13 PM | #27 |
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Yeah, but if the thrust surface is all messed up, I assume that doesn't bode well for the bearing surface (but like you say you don't know for sure until you look.)
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08-03-2017, 07:25 PM | #28 |
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Re: Babbitt in the Oil
It will be MUCH cheaper to pull it apart right now rather when it's broken.
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