I took mine up 1/16" from whatever diameter is was to start with.
Jack's note on this is: "Be careful not to drill too deep, and
remember that when the holes intersect, the drill will catch and try
to break your wrist."
- Tony Drews
At 09:17 AM 6/24/2009, toodamnfunky@comcast.net wrote:
>It's not drilled yet but it will be this time. Any idea what size to drill it
>out to ?
>
>
>
>jim g
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Scott Barr" <sbarr@McCarty-Law.com>
>To: toodamnfunky@comcast.net
>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:49:00 AM GMT -07:00 Chihuahua / La Paz /
>Mazatlan
>Subject: RE: [Fot] Spun a d#@n bearing
>
>Is the oil passage to the center main enlarged? B It's got to feed two
>rods, whereas the end mains feed only one.
>
>Scott B.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of toodamnfunky@comcast.net
>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:34 AM
>To: Greg & Alison Blake
>Cc: fot
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Spun a d#@n bearing
>
>Greg,
>
>I have decided to go with the H beam rods mentioned in yesterday's post
>from
>Ireland Engineering.
>
>They are just like the Carillo's. They are for a TR4.
>
>I still can't figure out why # 3 rod would quit oiling other than a
>contaminant in an oil passage.
>
>
>
>
>
>jim g
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg & Alison Blake" <ablake2@austin.rr.com>
>To: toodamnfunky@comcast.net
>Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:16:18 PM GMT -07:00 Chihuahua / La Paz /
>Mazatlan
>Subject: RE: [Fot] Spun a d#@n bearing
>
>Jim,
>
>Sorry I don't know, but what car is this for? B I run Chevy rods in a
>TR3
>motor. B I can tell you, they are bullet proof, but there is some
>complication on the piston guided rod setup I am using. B I do not weld
>up the rod as you suggest.
>
>Greg
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of toodamnfunky@comcast.net
>Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:19 PM
>To: fot
>Subject: [Fot] Spun a d#@n bearing
>
>Greetings FoT
>
>I spun my # 3 rod bearing last weekend and my crank is already at .040
>under.
>
>It turned the rod blue so it's toast. I know it's been discussed before
>but I think
>
>it may be time to weld the crank and go to Chevy rods.
>
>Any advice for the conversion ?
>
>
>
>Again, thankfull for your advice,
>
>
>
>Jim G.
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