> > On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 Rengrave@aol.com wrote:
> > > ...[AE Glacier] Main & Rod Bearings...interior surface [is] silver
> > > not copper colored....
> Bob Lang replied:
>
> > The bearing contact surface is silver-ish/grey-ish. I'm not sure what the
> > material is, but it certainly not pure aluminium.
On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Power British Performance Parts, Inc. wrote:
> The silver-gray material is usually some alloy of lead, tin, and other more
>"exotic"
> metals. It is very soft, and is designed to allow particulates to "bed" into
>it
> rather than chew up the crank journal.
Is that was is referred to as "Indium"?
--Andy
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