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Re: spitfire bottom end rebuild

To: "Joe Guinan" <spitfirejoe@email.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: spitfire bottom end rebuild
From: doug@dougbraun.com
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:55:25 -0500
Spitbits also sells the King bearings.  I have no idea about Federal-Mogul.
BTW, what does "glacier" mean, and why were they no good?

Doug Braun
'72 Spit

At 01:06 AM 3/26/2004 +0800, Joe Guinan wrote:
>Not sure what happened there...maybe left the HTML editor on...
>
>Anyway...Vandervells are not being made anymore are they?  A differnet company 
>may be putting the name on their product, but it's not the same.  The guys at 
>British Parts North West sell "King" bearings - I think they are made in 
>Israel, not sure.  I believe I've heard that the Federal-Mogul bearings are 
>the same "glacier" models that were no good.
>
>I'd sure like to hear from more knowledgeable people on this topic.  I'm in 
>the middle of rebuilding two 1500's.  At this point, I've ordered the King 
>bearings.  If there is something better, I'd like to know.
>
>Joe Guinan
>-- 





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