Subject: Re: munched con rod bearing.
Author: Martin Cooke
Date: Sep 13, 2000, 1:55 AM
Post ID: 1702470051
If the crank is scored it is shagged. It will probably have worn undersize
anyhow as the shells failed.
It probably failed 'cos the sludge trap is full of crud, preventing oil
getting to big end bearing.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "thomas short" <tsh-@devry-phx.edu>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:48 PM
Subject: munched con rod bearing.
Hi all, Last sat., I helped a friend diagnose the nock in his 74 Eldo's engine. I pulled off the head and cylinder to find them in good shape. then I grabbed ahold of the piston and conrod and pulled up and down.(insert grimace here). we then drained the oil and took off the oil pan to find some nasty pieces of metal down there. We laid the bike over on it's side and undid the cap bolts and pulled the piston out. the conrod bearings are scored alittle, but the one on the crankshaft was toasted. Here is my question. The engine was not run after the nock was detected. The crank 'feels' good. What is the probability of the crank being out of round? Can we just mike it, and throw in some new bearings if it is within .003 or.005 of spec? Thanks. Tom Short AZ rep 2.5 Eldos & a G-5 ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want.http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics |