[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Donelson Don]

havent read all the threads to this post but havent seen anyone mention to use pre lube on all the new bearings ....

Sorta of important ! 

dond

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kerry Kinion" <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>
Date:  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:11:34 -0700

>>>Don't worry about it.  I and many others on the list are the same way
>when we attempt to do something for the first time on our SHOs.  They
>are our babies, and we want to make sure we don't do anything to screw
>them up!<<
>
>I know I'll get flamed again if I write anymore, but the sentence above
>pretty much says it all as far as my work on my SHO goes.  Because of
>this kind of attitude and understanding of the car AND willingness to
>help goes, I'll continue to pump money and time and brain energy into my
>SHO, just to keep it running and eventually add a few mods to the car!
>
>Later,
>
>Kerry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Josh Salaets [mailto:jsalaets@msn.com] 
>Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 11:57 PM
>To: Kerry Kinion; shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings
>
>> Are non standard bearings not available?  I only had a short
>> conversation w/my local NAPA dealer, but she seemed to think I could
>get
>> the non-standard sizes if needed.
>
>Yeah, the non-standard sizes are available last time I checked when I
>ordered my standard size rod bearings.  When I went to do mine, Napa was
>out
>of stock and said they couldn't get any in for about a month.  I had to
>hunt
>all around Portland to find some at a place that didn't want to charge
>me a
>ton for them.
>
>> Sorry for all the stupid questions - but being as anal as I am, I like
>> to know everything I can before I start wrenching!
>
>Don't worry about it.  I and many others on the list are the same way
>when
>we attempt to do something for the first time on our SHOs.  They are our
>babies, and we want to make sure we don't do anything to screw them up!
>
>BTW, after Plastigauging the first journal and finding it was right in
>spec,
>I didn't bother on the other ones since it is kind of a PITA and I was
>running out of time.  Obviously everything is okay, since I took the car
>out
>to PIR right after finishing the job and raced it all day.  15,000 miles
>and
>no problems.  Even the oil analyses I've sent in look excellent!
>
>In your case, I would probably Plastigauge them all, since you can
>actually
>hear them knocking - something I didn't.  I would have checked the
>tolerances on all of them if I wasn't running short on time.
>
>Josh Salaets
>95 SHO MTX (See it at: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
>85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast)
>NWSHOC Member
>Aloha (Portland), OR
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