[Land-speed] Dumb Question #4388

[Skip Higginbotham]

Knife edging the counterweights to reduce windage is a long standing trick. 
Might make balancing more difficult tho.

Skip
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <dahlgren536 at comcast.net>
To: <drmayf at mayfco.com>; <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 10:15
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Dumb Question #4388


> fits about 0.0000001 to helping anything beyond the simple buff. A dry 
> sump is in the .90000 area. oil shedding and control is all about 
> crankcase pressue or lack of. If the paint sheds off for any reason the 
> engine is toast as well the risk reward ratio is slanted too far in favor 
> of not doing it in my mind. A ground surface is much more slippery than a 
> painted on and the glyptol is for those that would rather paint than 
> grind.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry Mayfield" <drmayf at mayfco.com>
> To: <land-speed at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 10:39 AM
> Subject: [Land-speed] Dumb Question #4388
>
>
>> Ok, time for me to ask another really dumb sh*t question. This one 
>> concerns crankshafts.  I have a crank that I am going o use because the 
>> one I have is injured. The counter weights are pretty rough so I plan to 
>> buff them down a bit before having it reground.  After doing that I said 
>> to myself, why not coat it with glyptal, at least on the non journal 
>> surfaces. Bu, the collective wisdom of the list is great so I though I 
>> better ask... is there a down side to doing this? Seems to me this would 
>> help a lot in oil shedding.
>>
>> Thoughts? Experiences? Other better methods?
>>
>> Thanks in advance...
>>
>> mayf
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