by flyalaz » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:50 pm
Hi Guys,
Shannon- By normal sized bearings and seals do you mean that both ends are big (.983"), or little (.788")? As far as sealed bearings go, I am thinking that any leaks around the seals are greatly reduced by having a sealed bearing, but with only an oil inlet, how well are the bearings actually lubed? I am sure that I could have run this engine longer, but this rebuild seemed a prudent thing to do after the other failed. Visual inspection of the bearings revealed no defects, and they both spun well. As I said before, this motor ran very well, with more juice than the other!
Tyler- Nope, the cylinder and head from that motor is on the one I just finished, the crank was bent and is unuseable, and the crankcase halves I mated with another cylinder, waiting for a crank to fall into it! I have a bunch of other motor bits and pieces and I don't remember what or where I put parts to and from, but I think that's what I did. I know I had a failure with one crank, (white hair #1000 to 1500),but I have 4 useless cranks on hand, and where they all came from....