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Date:         Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:04:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Why there are no aftermarket oversize bearings
Comments: To: Robert Donalds <bostneng@FCL-US.NET>
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This is not a good sign. It looks like there may be a Subaru engine in my future, hopefully very distant future!

Robert Donalds wrote: > > Stuart MacMillan wrote > I just ran across this article on the pending bankruptcy of > Federal-Mogul, one of the largest bearing > manufacturers in the world. > > http://www.auto.com/industry/iwirf16_20001216.htm > Certainly part of the reason they aren't making "slow moving" bearings > like the over sizes for the water boxer. > > Stuart and the list > federal-mogel makes engine bearings and engine parts but they have never > made bearings for the wbx engine. > Kolbenschmidt in Germany is the only manufacturer that I am aware of > that makes main bearings for the 1.9 and 2.1 engines. My suppliers > report that these bearings have been repeatedly back ordered. they also > told me that they do not find out that the bearings are not in the order > until it arrives and the bearings are not included. When It became clear > to me that the supply of bearing was drying up I started buying the ones > I could find. > I have a small supply of std /std main bearings for the 2.1 engines and > no 20case/std main bearings for the 1.9 engines. My remaining supply of > bearings are not for sale but will be used to build my complete > longblocks. I dont know that I will do when my supply runs out. I am > currently tooling up and in the near future will be able to aliegnbore > the 1.9 and 2.1 blocks. There is no shortage of 20 case/std main > bearings for the 2.1 engine > I will post a note to the list when the bearings are availible again. > Bob Donalds > http:/www.bostonengine.com

-- Stuart MacMillan Seattle

'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)

Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM): '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's)

Stripped and gone but their parts live on: '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT


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