[Spridgets] No Turn 1275

brian S bugeye15 at hotmail.com
Fri Jan 9 20:14:01 MST 2009


I agree with Ron, Frank. Did you happen to check the clearance
with the Plastigauge?
Do you happen to have another set of Rod bearing laying around to check?
I'll help ya take a look tomorrow when I drop the car off.
Should be there 930ish


Brian S.

Bugeyeracer under resto
my cell if you need it is5166433629



> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:19:32 -0800
> From: soavero at yahoo.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net; spritenut at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] No Turn 1275
>
> Oval rod journals or bearing size. One strip of plastigauge is in the mail
to you tomorrow.
>
> --- On Fri, 1/9/09, Frank Clarici <spritenut at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > From: Frank Clarici <spritenut at comcast.net>
> > Subject: [Spridgets] No Turn 1275
> > To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> > Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 6:02 PM
> > 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.
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