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Re: Turning the crank

To: Spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Turning the crank
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 20:39:47 -0700
References: <39E91694.94300AF5@digitex.net><5.0.0.25.0.20001016125532.02de60a0@gatekeeper>
    Sorry, I didn't think earlier when I asked about the size I can turn 
the crank down to.  One reply was don't go greater than 20over and the 
other was 30.  Well I should have thought about it and walked to Moss and 
got a catalog before asking.  They sell the bearings up to +40 so I guess 
that is the absolute max.  As for the people who have said 20/30 I wonder 
what happens if I go bigger ?  This is not a race car I am building.

   I will know in the morning if the crank is even good to be rebuilt but 
it appears I will need to go to +20 on the mains (which is good) and +30 on 
the rod bearings which I assume is still good.  Number 3 exhaust cam lobe 
is bad on the cam and number 4 exhaust pushrod is bent.   2 or the 4 
pistons are pretty badly scrored but the cylinders looked good although I 
didn't know what size they were bored to already if at all.

   So I need a new set of pistons, Moss has 2 styles.  One gives a higher 
compression and the other lower, I would assume the lower would give longer 
life but they claim its the higher, any suggestions ?  And all 3 replies 
about valve seats said leave them alone.

        mike


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