Pulled the engine!
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Pulled the engine!
Finally found some time to pull the engine of my '68. My main bearings are spun.. Checked out the upper part of one of the bearings and it looked pretty bad... Here are pics of the pulled engine and one of the main bearings:
Here are the pics of the bearing:
Some time this week, I'll drop off the engine for a rebuild.. I'll maybe have some more porting work done too...
Here are the pics of the bearing:
Some time this week, I'll drop off the engine for a rebuild.. I'll maybe have some more porting work done too...
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Originally Posted by comp
dammmmm son you are lucky it was running
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BEEE JEBUS man you seriously have some GREAT luck there....
why in hell that engine came out in one piece is a total mystery to everyone on this forum, I"m sure.....
well, better than a bunch of junk....at least you don't need spend 50 bazillion bux to replace the thing....
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why in hell that engine came out in one piece is a total mystery to everyone on this forum, I"m sure.....
well, better than a bunch of junk....at least you don't need spend 50 bazillion bux to replace the thing....
GENE
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Originally Posted by big_G
Yes, like maybe 30 seconds away from punching a hole in the side of the block... 
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Originally Posted by mrvette
BEEE JEBUS man you seriously have some GREAT luck there....
why in hell that engine came out in one piece is a total mystery to everyone on this forum, I"m sure.....
well, better than a bunch of junk....at least you don't need spend 50 bazillion bux to replace the thing....
GENE
why in hell that engine came out in one piece is a total mystery to everyone on this forum, I"m sure.....
well, better than a bunch of junk....at least you don't need spend 50 bazillion bux to replace the thing....
GENE
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by mzmgb
CHeck out this bearing I pulled from my car. I never got to hear what this beauty of a motor sounded like.
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Originally Posted by torqvette
You'll never see THAT in a Honda Forum. 
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Now the thing is to find out why it spun in the first place. Something was not setup correctly. You should get far more life out of it than what you did. I don't care if you were getting detonation something else looks wrong. I would make real sure that all the clearances are setup properly. You don't want to be doing this every 60 or so passes. Now is a good time to upgrade a little. Good luck with it. 
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Well, lets find out WHY the bearing spun. Some causes are: Not enough clearance. Not enough bearing crush. Too large a radius on crank and not enough champher on bearing. Here is a good read...
http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/con...5_6752,00.html
http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/con...5_6752,00.html
Last edited by David Ey; Dec 10, 2005 at 08:01 PM.
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Originally Posted by Gordonm
Now the thing is to find out why it spun in the first place. Something was not setup correctly. You should get far more life out of it than what you did. I don't care if you were getting detonation something else looks wrong. I would make real sure that all the clearances are setup properly. You don't want to be doing this every 60 or so passes. Now is a good time to upgrade a little. Good luck with it.
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Originally Posted by Gordonm
Now the thing is to find out why it spun in the first place. Something was not setup correctly. You should get far more life out of it than what you did. I don't care if you were getting detonation something else looks wrong. I would make real sure that all the clearances are setup properly. You don't want to be doing this every 60 or so passes. Now is a good time to upgrade a little. Good luck with it.
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by David Ey
Well, lets find out WHY the bearing spun. Some causes are: Not enough clearance. Not enough bearing crush. Too large a radius on crank and not enough champher on bearing. Here is a good read...
http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/content/front
http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/content/front
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by LiveandLetDrive
Think you can fit a flat 12 in there in the interim? 
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Originally Posted by LiveandLetDrive
Think you can fit a flat 12 in there in the interim?