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Re: [TR] Who has the best bearings?

To: ZinkZ10C@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TR] Who has the best bearings?
From: John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:30:03 -0500
   Yes , thats me,  It was fuel in the oil from a leaking fuel pump.  I 
have a new crankshaft which I will have balanced and checked and will 
install with standard size bearings.  Id love to find standard 
vandervell, but I havent found any yet.   Thanks for you help.  John

ZinkZ10C@aol.com wrote:
> I'm pretty sure AE , Vandervell , Clevite are now all owned by  ACL from 
> Australia.  I've used all of these brands in various engines without trouble.
>
> Do you have the engine that went 400 miles after a rebuild and it started to 
> knock?  If so make sure you find the root cause of the failure otherwise it 
> will fail again.  Remember, the other half of the bearing is the crank.  Both 
> must be in good condition ( round ) for everything to work properly.
>
> Harold


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