<VV> Do I have crank problems ?

[Charles Lee]

Hi Harry,

I'm not sure why you say that, since the reason that I'm asking questions is 
to be "sound and analytical" ~ admitting I have know idea what I'm doing, 
except to ask those who DO know, and have been here before me.

I bought a new set of micrometers and an inch/lb torque wrench today as well 
as building a work place to do the serious work that lies ahead.

I'll get some Plasti-gauge tomorrow, which it seems is to determine what 
size bearings I need to buy, I need bearings anyway from the exposure of the 
copper substrate ?

I guess the "sound" approach is to do everything that could possibly need 
doing, and even have someone do it for me, who knows how, to be certain it's 
done right.

That's not my chosen option, because I want to learn how to do it, since 
this may happen a lot, trying to keep a car breathing 30+ years after its 
expected lifetime !

As I said (here and previously), I don't mind doing it again if necessary, 
when I deem the rest of the car worthy of a complete ($$$) engine rebuild, 
using this go 'round as practice, as long as I get some driving behind me, 
to test our the rest of the work I've done (brakes, steering, carbs, etc, 
etc).

So, if it's not perfect, that's OK, and can I go deeper ? Sure but, mostly I 
just don't want to do what I am doing, wrong.
Since there's a good chance that I will be doing this again, I figure I can 
replace ALL the bearings on both sides next time, and get this baby running.

Heck, driving it another 4 miles will cut my $$ per mile cost down to only 
$150 / mile !!!!

Thanks for the insights !
Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: "'Charles Lee'" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 4:35 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Do I have crank problems ?


> 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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