[Shotimes] I hope my bearings are right!

[Ron Porter]

Nope, my bearings had been spun for awhile, and the crank was still fine.
See the gory details at:

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1097730&uid=168194

Don't even think about comparing an old 283 to the Yamaha V6. The SHO V6 is
basically a big motorcycle engine, and Yamaha knows a few things (well, a
LOT more) than the typical US mfr about high-rpm motors. On a scale of 10,
the Yamaha V6 is a "10", the rest of the Taurus body is a "5". The engine is
made to be run HARD. If you don't do 7K shifts, go out and buy a Mustang
with a 5,200 redline.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Kenneth
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:41 PM
To: murphymike@hotmail.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] I hope my bearings are right!


Once the bearings spins its usually bye bye motor.

If you are like me and like to run it up to 7k.....its good to err on the 
side of caution.

Murph
Thats wrong and it sounds retarded.Usuallys are like mites they collect on
birds asses.I've had several "Engines"that were abused I mean abused,redline
almost every shift,hot rodding smoking the tires around every corner.Even
ran with little or no oil because we had no money,spent it all on beer.A '67
283 was the engine in question,took it apart 4 different times,sang the same
old tune.Spun a bearing,dropped the pan changed out the bearings.Back to
redline shifts again within the next weekend.And thats only one story of
abuse of a engine and spun bearings.I still have the engine and its in the
original truck my dad bought new in '67.Over 400k and still running.
And murph....not everyone shifts at 7k like you.There are a bunch of us out
here that don't redline every shift.


 --- On Tue 08/10, Mike Murphy < murphymike@hotmail.com > wrote:
From: Mike Murphy [mailto: murphymike@hotmail.com]
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 19:39:59 +0000
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] I hope my bearings are right!

The majority of SHOs on the road are clicking at 130-160k miles on
them.<br><br>Even if there are no odd noises just to be sure its a good idea
to change <br>the bearings.<br><br>Once the bearings spins its usually bye
bye motor.<br><br>If you are like me and like to run it up to 7k.....its
good to err on the <br>side of
caution.<br><br>Murph<br><br><br><br><br><br>From: "Ron Porter"
<ronporter@prodigy.net><br>To: "'Mike Murphy'"
<murphymike@hotmail.com>,<shotimes@autox.team.net><br>Subject: RE:
[Shotimes] I hope my bearings are right!<br>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:28:53
-0400<br><br>That's a bit severe. Granted, if you buy a used SHO and don't
know the<br>history, it may need them. My "questionable history" '95 with
86K miles<br>trashed the bearings, but the '89 that I owned since new is
still fine after<br>200K+ miles with the new owner. My current '94 with 186K
miles that had two<br>previous SHO enthusiast owners also is fine (no odd
noises).<br><br>But, if I bought a used!
 SHO, I would consider it. The best time to do them<br>is if you are
removing the Y-pipe for any reason. It's a piece of cake with<br>the Y-pipe
off (speaking from experience with a snow-belt car that broke 3<br>exhaust
studs upon removal!!).<br><br>Ron Porter<br><br>-----Original
Message-----<br>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]<br>On Behalf Of Mike Murphy<br>Sent:
Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:10 AM<br>To: shotimes@autox.team.net<br>Subject:
RE: [Shotimes] I hope my bearings are right!<br><br><br><br>Pretty much
every SHO on the road right now needs to get their rod
bearings<br>changed.<br><br>If a bearing spins the motor is done or will
need a
rebuild.<br><br>Murph<br>_______________________________________________<br>
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