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Re: [T3] main bearings...


Its really surprising how long they can go on with whipped mains and even
more surprising how many people do it wrong when rebuilding, poor or no
lineboring or using a case that has been too hot.  Anything more than 1
undersize on the crank is no good eather so Im not surprized with your
problems.

When the synthetic ruined my bearings I drove around for a year listening to
the bearings knock every time I started it for a few seconds till the
pressure came up.  I got around another 10K out if it and the final failure
was a cracked piston that finally burned through.  You should have seen how
much material was ground away on the crank and how much the case was pounded
out.

I never had the flickering light with this but thats probably due to the
fact the the sensor was too sensitive and the oil pump was nearly new. My
pressure was real low though.

Keith


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