[6pack] Engine guys?

[Greg Lemon]

I have not followed everything you have done to the motor, but if the goal 
is to increase oil pressure on a worn engine you might also try replacing 
the the rocker shaft if worn, as you can lose pressure there too.  I have 
also gotten a few extra pounds out of worn pumps by very gently sanding the 
body down on a flat surface to decrease end float.  There is some 
informaiton on the web about this. 
http://www.automedia.com/Oil_Pump_Restoration/res20010701op/1   Good luck, 
Greg Lemon, 68 TR250

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From: "im sloane" <im_sloane at hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 9:03 PM
To: <6pack at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [6pack] Engine guys?

> Hi guys, Need to post the final solution, but it ain't pretty. One thing
> learned was that the bearing caps can go on the wrong way. I don't think 
> the
> internet instructions I was following mentioned that at all. However, I 
> began
> to realize that the top front bearing must be the problem. I thought I'd 
> take
> it back out and see if I could get it in right. Well, getting it out was
> harder than expected, and basically had to destroy it with vice grips to 
> ever
> get it out. Ordered new set and tried to be more careful on the top one. 
> Had a
> lot of trouble getting it in the last quarter inch. I doubt I had the 
> first
> one 100% in all the way. The other two had popped in so easy, I just never
> noticed the last one wasn't going all the way in. Then (of course) I put 
> the
> cap on backwards the first try, screamed some bad words, took it back off 
> and
> tried it the other way and finally I could tighten it up without binding 
> the
> crank.
> This all was a low-tech attempt raising hot oil pressure. So I've done all 
> the
> bearings. No I didn't use any Plasti-gauge, just replaced them with new 
> STD
> bearings and hoped for some improvement. I think it's a little bit 
> improved,
> but not what I hoped for. I've got about 50lbs on startup, but when it's 
> hot
> about 25, and drops to about 5 at idle. However it will build back up to 
> 25 at
> speed, and I don't think it would do that before. Took it on a 200 mile 
> trip
> today, and nothing fell apart.
> Does the good 50 lbs at startup indicate the pump is OK, or should I try
> replacing the pump? I'm getting pretty good at taking the pan off and on,
> except for that ONE DARN BOLT! (haha - you know the one!)
> thanks for any advice,Sloane 72 Spit - this project69 Six
>
>
>      On Saturday, October 18, 2014 5:39 PM, im sloane 
> <im_sloane at hotmail.com>
> wrote:      Hey engine guys,Having problems on the bearings on my Spit. 
> Did
> the rod bearings a few monthsago, now doing the 3 mains. All of the 
> bearing
> caps were real tight, but I gotthem off, 1 at a time, and finally got the 
> rear
> and middle done. Having a heckit a time with the front. Every time I snug 
> up
> the bolts at all, no torque, itbinds the crankshaft. I've taken it back 
> off a
> dozen times. The top bearing onthe front was very tight, didn't slide 
> easily
> around the shaft, but did't taketoo
> much force to push it around. What am I
> missing?thanks for any
> help,Sloane
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