Bearings

[steven d. ferguson]

I've been biting my tongue since reading this until I could check some
books and sites to confirm my recollections. I'l agree with Brent about
the
desireability of Moraine aluminum bearings, but they're not an unmixed
blessing, as we shall see.
Rick,
You pretty well summed up my personal sentiments about tri-metal
bearings. They're the only type I've ever used and your assembly
practices are bible to me. I do go a step further though....when all
the machine work is done my castings go back into the jet washer and are
then finished off by a hand-held pressure washer. I also use lint-free
rags and WD-40 to clean the imbedded honing particles from the cylinder
walls. (Try this sometime when you have what you think is a spotless
block, man, that stuff just keeps on coming out of the pores of the
cylinder walls.) I've also switched to a lube made by Childs & Albert
for pre-lubing the piston/ring assys prior to install, the stuff seems
to stay on the rings forever.
BTW, I think it's Michigan 77 now. Everybody's buying up everybody out
there in parts land.
Steve Ferguson
San Diego