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Re: PLASTI-GAUGE

To: WALZER%enp.prime.com@RELAY.CS.NET
Subject: Re: PLASTI-GAUGE
From: Dick Nyquist <dickn@hpspdln.spd.hp.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 91 13:18:34 PST
| 
|   Is PLASTI-GAUGE useful to verify that new bearings & machine work have
| been done properly?

YUP it is.





| 
|   DWhat should I expect the PLASTI-GAUGE to indicate for normal clearances
| at main bearings & rod bearings?  The info is needed for a 1974 Spitfire
| with 1500 engine.
| 
| 
| Happy Healeying....
|   Duane Walzer WALZER@ENP.prime.com   (508) 879-2960 x3482
| 
| 
| 
A general rule of thumb uses by may shops is .0010 to .0015 inch clearance
per inch od diameter of the bearing. Your car's manual should have specs
for your car.

regards/dickn




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