Well, it's not a daily driver, if the bearings are shot who cares.
If it takes out a piece of the block one day.. who cares. I mean
this thing likely has fatal bearing problems as we speak! ;-) My
approach is not to replace components looking for the problem, I mean
if I have to replace rocker shaft, supports, etc. why not just do
that with a new engine rather than keep putting new components on a
worn engine waiting for the next thing to go bad. As to the axle/
bearings it is the sort of thing that could suddenly toss me to the
side of the road, it's easily repaired, it's inexpensive, and once
repaired is the end point of restoration of that component. Next
time I think about it it I will follow your advice and check the
rockers.
Lester
On May 18, 2005, at 11:07 AM, David Ramsey wrote:
> Why would you care about the rear end if the oil pressure is that
> low. In
> the first place did you check the rockers???? If not do that now,
> I gained
> 20lb of oil pressure when hot by replacing the old rocker shaft
> with a .010
> over one in my new rebuilt 948. If this isn't the problem (and it
> is so
> easy to check) you have what will soon become fatal bearing
> problems. If you
> think rebuilding a 948 is too much money now, just wait until you
> throw a
> rod through the side of the block.
> Crash
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