Ron and Guys,
Thanks again. Ok, here is what I`m thinking before happy hour takes charge
here and I change my mind:
I was getting no noticable knocking, vibration, or oil pressure loss.
The soft non-magnetic debris is likely bearing material. I don`t think this
has been going very long.
Depending on what I find in the pan, best case starting with #4, I`m
going to replace the rod big-end bearings with the best I can find. Those
are the most likely suspects. I`ll try pulling the #2 main for inspection.
If that`s Ok, best advice that the other mains are likely good as well
sounds fine to me. If not, I`ll have to think.
Barring nothing else, I`ll clean out the sump and oil pump strainer and
whatever else I can reach, put it back together. Change the oil frequently
for a couple hundred easy miles and see what comes out.
The oil analysis is a good idea, even for my daily drivers.
Man, am I thankful for this list!
Bert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Soave" <soavero@yahoo.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; "Bert Shirey" <bertshirey@zoominternet.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Bearings Replacement
--- On Sat, 3/12/11, Bert Shirey <bertshirey@zoominternet.net> wrote:
> Do I read this to say that the #1
> and #2 mains might be inspected or
> changed without pulling the engine. If so, then how would
> this be done? It`s
Yes, as you say. It is a little tight getting a socket on #1 sometimes, but
it'll go. Just nudge the upper bearing half with a toothpick or something
softer than the crank journals (any piece of metal from Harbor Freight will
do!).
Ron
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