<VV> Removing piston connecting rod caps and journal care

[Charles Lee]

Guestimate !  It may be more like .005, ~~ I haven't measured it, and can 
barely feel it.

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Removing piston connecting rod caps and journal care


> .05" is a big nick!  Consider that .03 is 1/32 of an inch and that you 
> could feel with your big toe.  It must have been hit with a chisel and a 
> hammer to get that deep.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> To: "Mark Durham" <62vair at gmail.com>; "kevin nash" <wrokit at hotmail.com>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 1:54 PM
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>
>>I understand the concern that nothing but the nick be touched by using a
>> file, but this requires that the file be absolutely perfectly tangential 
>> to
>> the journal, depending on the height of the nick, which is probably about
>> .05" or something on that order.
>>
>> It's big enough to tear up a bearing though !
>>
>> Thanks for the guidelines
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mark Durham" <62vair at gmail.com>
>> To: "kevin nash" <wrokit at hotmail.com>
>> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:46 AM
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>>
>>> Actually ANY type of sandpaper is the wrong approach to a nick because
>>> the sandpaper is flexible and you will sand where you do not want to.
>>> A small light weight file just drug across the nick backwards will
>>> usually take it off and not overdo it because you are not putting
>>> pressure on the crank surface  and the only place the file teeth will
>>> grap is the nick, it won't grab on a smooth surface pulling it
>>> backward with no pressure. Then use the 2000 grit to micro polish the
>>> journal with , I use WD-40, but any penetrant oil will work, then wipe
>>> things real clean. I use Wally World brake cleaner on everything, Its
>>> cheap and removes any residue.  Mark Durham
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 8:08 PM, kevin nash <wrokit at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 14:33:26 -0800
>>>>> From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: <VV> Removing piston connecting rod caps & journal care
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