[Shotimes] Re: Plastigage

[Shylo McKinsey]

"30 miles south of Bumf, Montana"

Hey now, I used to live in that area. We're good
people, and we always love to play with...I
mean...help out-of-staters... ;-)

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- MonsieurBoo@aol.com wrote:
> "Many people with cars this old wouldn't spend the
> time and money it would 
> take to remove the crank, have it ground, replace
> it, and bother with the 
> oversized bearings."
> 
> Some of us with cars three or four times as old
> might very well do exactly 
> that, but that's a different story isn't it ;-)
> 
> "Most just take their chances with replacing the
> bearings and hoping all's 
> well.  That seems to be the consensus from what I've
> heard."
> 
> Well, hope springs eternal.  For me it's more a
> matter of having a certain 
> degree of peace of mind, or lack of it.  Considering
> the relatively minor extra 
> time and effort, I'd rather know if it's getting
> borderline -- let alone 
> beyond borderline even with new bearings.  At that
> point, whether I baby it or just 
> have fun with it until it grenades, at least I can
> make a semi-informed 
> decision and plan ahead to deal with the inevitable.
>  Helps keep me from ending up 
> parked on the shoulder 30 miles south of Bumf,
> Montana on Sunday night with a 
> bunch of crankcase confetti trailing down the road
> behind me.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark LaBarre
> 94 ATX 125k
> 55 Chev Panel Truck
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