[Spridgets] No Turn 1275

[rrengineer @dslextreme.com]

Wrong or mis-marked bearings?
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Frank Clarici <spritenut at comcast.net> wrote:

> I am rebuilding a 1275 for my daughter's (soon to be) Bugeye.
> I have new pistons in honed cylinders, and new rod and main bearings on a
> polished crank shaft.
> A machine shop did the honing and polishing.
> I slipped the pistons down to the crank by hand so they are not tight.
> I was turning the crank by hand with only main bearings and it was a little
> tight when the rod bearings went in.
> Then I torqued all the bearings and installed the flywheel.
> A large wrench on the front nut along with a prybar on the flywheel and it
> does not move.
> Std bearings on stock rods and a std polished crank.
> What gives? (I wish it gave)
> It turned over OK until I torqued the bearings.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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