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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>That’s true, it’s the center main bearing getting tired. I had the pan off mid season and all the rod bearings were perfect but the center main was showing wear, as usual.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Based upon past experience and the feedback It will be time for pistons and liners as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I’m going to take the hint ( from the oil pres ) and do the whole motor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>jim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Bill [mailto:ponobill@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 29, 2016 5:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Terry Stetler <TLizzard@msn.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Jim Gray <toodamnfunky@comcast.net>; fot@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] TR4 piston & liner life span<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oil pressure variations are unlikely to have anything to do with pistons and liners. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Oct 29, 2016, at 2:48 PM, Terry Stetler <<a href="mailto:TLizzard@msn.com">TLizzard@msn.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>That does not sound out of the bounds of reality to me. It’s about what we get with Jeff’s TR3.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>How many hours of runtime is that for you?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Total hours is the only real way to know.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Terry Stetler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sent from<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986"><span style='color:#954F72'>Mail</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>for Windows 10<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:toodamnfunky@comcast.net"><span style='color:#954F72'>Jim Gray</span></a><br><b>Sent:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Saturday, October 29, 2016 5:38 PM<br><b>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net"><span style='color:#954F72'>fot@autox.team.net</span></a><br><b>Subject:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>[Fot] TR4 piston & liner life span<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Greetings FoT,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I just finished perfect season sans one session where I snapped off my gas pedal but better that than the brake.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>After two great seasons on the motor I started seeing some fluxuations in my oil pressure so I’m going to go ahead and rebuild it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I’ll do a compression test today after a quick spin around the neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Anyway, I just wanted to see what folks typically get for piston & liner life. I’m really only seeing a couple seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thanks for the input,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jim g<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br></span><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72'>fot@autox.team.net</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><br></span><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72'>http://www.fot-racing.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><br>Donate:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72'>http://www.team.net/donate.html</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br>Archive:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.team.net/archive"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72'>http://www.team.net/archive</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br>Forums:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.team.net/forums"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72'>http://www.team.net/forums</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br>Unsubscribe/Manage:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/bill@ponostyle.com"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#954F72'>http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/bill@ponostyle.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>