[Fot] Engine Oil

[Kas Kastner]

If you do not fix the oil passages in the 1500 crank it will fail, sometimes 
sooner than later.
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Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Engine Oil


> ... a 1500 Spitfire... flat-out...failure of #3 big end...
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> 'nuff said...
> Glen
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> In a message dated 11/6/2007 9:33:02 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> wgrosenbach at juno.com writes:
>
> The only  engine I ever lost on the street from a bearing related issue
> was while  using 10W40. Usually ran 20W50, changed in the fall, then
> chased the  Colorado 1000 (Grand) around the state in my '76 Spitfire.
> Spent quite a  bit of time running flat out. In a Spitfire, your not that
> afoul of the law  running flat out. Survived that, but not the drive down
> I-25 to Pueblo for  a SCCA race. The engine started producing a hammering
> noise, (which turned  out to be a rod bearing cap on #3
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