Date:         Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:50:25 PDT
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
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From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Bearing wear
Comments: To: Wolfvan88@aol.com
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Well then, based on what you just said, could the australian chip add to
bearing wear??? Since you say below: "In the WBX engine, the case does not
pound out BUT the bearings wear out quicker and sooner the harder the engine
is pushed." .....



>From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@aol.com>

><<So, perhaps the stretch bolts themselves are not the problem, but
>excessive bearing wear is the true culprit.  That means scrupulous
>attention to maintenance coupled with careful oil pressure monitoring is
>the key to longevity for this engine, just as it is for any other.
> >>
>
>The reduction of bearing wear is one of the main reasons, among others that
>I chose to have the crank counter-weighted.
>
>In T1 engines with noncounterweighted cranks the case pounds out instead
>the bearing as much.   When the T1 engines have the power increased, the
>case can be worn out in little as 50,000 miles OR less.  In the WBX engine,
>the case does not pound out BUT the bearings wear out quicker and sooner
>the harder the engine is pushed.
>
>If you rebuild and have time, get the crank counterweighted.
>
>Robert

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