----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Adding to John's posting on "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!", I would agree that unless you have a problem with oil pressure, there are more ways to mess up the job than get it right. Leave the con rods attached to the crank unless you know that you have a problem.
If you insist on further research, go to an auto parts store and get some Plastigauge which is used to measure the clearance of plain bearings. When you know what the clearance is, you will know whether to put in new bearings. Replacement of main and con rod bearings is common practice in heavy truck and industrial engines but, it is so much more difficult to replace the main bearings in a Continental C-85 that it is not many try to do it without splitting the case. (For those who are humor impaired, it is not possible to replace the main bearings in an airplane engine as we know them.) Good Luck, Bob Condon __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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