<VV> Do I have crank problems ?

[Harry Yarnell]

You're not looking at this with a sound analytical mind. ANY time you
replace mains or rod bearings, they need to be plastigauged. Only then can
you decide what size bearings to install. 
As to reusing bearings, again; Plastigauge.

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Charles Lee
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 3:19 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Do I have crank problems ?

Yes, Jim, this is certainly an "academic" experience all around ...

If my bearings are original, and I replace one with a tighter undersize
bearing, do I need to do them all on, on both sides ?

In other words, if some bearings look OK, can I leave them alone ?

I wouldn't mind doing the job again when they fail, and now that I know how
to do it, I wouldn't even mind the "practice" doing it again, and maybe
going "deeper" next time, to do a better, more thorough job, once I get to
actually drive this car !!!!

I'm not trying to be cheap about it, even though this car has cost about
$300 per mile so far !  Still love my Corvair, and as I said, it's an
"academic" experience, and if think education is cheap at any price (as long
as I can afford the "tuition" that is !)

Thanks again,
Charlie

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