Oval rod journals or bearing size. One strip of plastigauge is in the mail to
you tomorrow.
--- On Fri, 1/9/09, Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:
> From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>
> Subject: [Spridgets] No Turn 1275
> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 6:02 PM
> I am rebuilding a 1275 for my daughter's (soon to be)
> Bugeye.
> I have new pistons in honed cylinders, and new rod and main
> bearings on a polished crank shaft.
> A machine shop did the honing and polishing.
> I slipped the pistons down to the crank by hand so they are
> not tight.
> I was turning the crank by hand with only main bearings and
> it was a little tight when the rod bearings went in.
> Then I torqued all the bearings and installed the flywheel.
> A large wrench on the front nut along with a prybar on the
> flywheel and it does not move.
> Std bearings on stock rods and a std polished crank.
> What gives? (I wish it gave)
> It turned over OK until I torqued the bearings.
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