[6pack] Bearing clearances and Plastiguage
Jerry C Shaw
slowtoaccept at yahoo.com
Sun Aug 8 07:05:12 MDT 2010
Have lower oil pressure for a rebuilt engine than I would like.
What main and connecting rod bearing clearances are normal?
Used micrometer on all reground crank surfaces giving 0.010 undersize with
mains @ 2.303" and crankpins @ 1.865" . Stupidly didn't check clearances
during installation assuming shells were 0.010 undersized as stated on the
box.
Also, one of the car mags says Plastigage is not accurate. See
http://www.carcraft.com/techfaq/116_0701_plastigage_vs_micrometer/index.html
Jerry
'74 TR6
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