how does this look? put back in the engine or replace?
bearing question
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Pittsburgh Pa
well the engine was run, it has like at the most 5 hours on it, mostly idling. i pulled the piston out to double check ring gap cause i didn't build the engine and couldn't get in touch with the engine builder not like he would remember, but anyways. i have heard that racers do crap like that all the time, take engines apart and only replace the parts that broke?
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From: Lahaina Hi
You are 100% right about that.
If I were you I would replace the rod bearings.
Forget about the Mains you have a one piece seal and that is a bitch to replace without taking the engine out of the car.
If I were you I would replace the rod bearings.
Forget about the Mains you have a one piece seal and that is a bitch to replace without taking the engine out of the car.
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From: Lahaina Hi
Well I guess you kinda of over looked the cost of the gaskest set.
Not cheap no matter where you get them.
I would decide if you are going to keep the car of not.
If I were you and just wanted to get rid of it then put it back together.
You will need about $3000.00 to rebuild it.
Or the engine builders will take your engine and reman it for you on an exchange.
I have lots of web sites you can go to and check them out if you want.
Let me know.
Not cheap no matter where you get them.
I would decide if you are going to keep the car of not.
If I were you and just wanted to get rid of it then put it back together.
You will need about $3000.00 to rebuild it.
Or the engine builders will take your engine and reman it for you on an exchange.
I have lots of web sites you can go to and check them out if you want.
Let me know.
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I could not see the pics. If the bearing says with the exact cap it came off, It can go back safely. Avoild removing the bearing from the rod or cap if you may posibly reuse it. The reason is crush. Crush is all that really holds a bearing in. All the rods are machined an azz hair different from each other. For the same reason you never want to mix up caps, you do not want to mix up bearing halves. Putting the bearing in and out of the cap removes minor metal and weakes the crush. I know this was not the correct answer for your question, but I felt it was good info to share.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Pittsburgh Pa
Originally Posted by REDC4CORVETTE
Well I guess you kinda of over looked the cost of the gaskest set.
Not cheap no matter where you get them.
I would decide if you are going to keep the car of not.
If I were you and just wanted to get rid of it then put it back together.
You will need about $3000.00 to rebuild it.
Or the engine builders will take your engine and reman it for you on an exchange.
I have lots of web sites you can go to and check them out if you want.
Let me know.
Not cheap no matter where you get them.
I would decide if you are going to keep the car of not.
If I were you and just wanted to get rid of it then put it back together.
You will need about $3000.00 to rebuild it.
Or the engine builders will take your engine and reman it for you on an exchange.
I have lots of web sites you can go to and check them out if you want.
Let me know.