[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Paul L Fisher]

If you do, make sure you only put it on the side that faces the crank, not
the rod.

Paul L Fisher
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donelson Don" <1badsho@mail.tnh.net>
To: "Kerry Kinion" <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 11:38 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] rod bearings


> 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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