Yes the County Rockers are made in India. They usually have better quality control than most.
On 1/11/2013 4:33 PM, Doug Braun wrote: > Another horror story: > > A while back I replaced my Spit's rocker arm shaft with the part that > most vendors sold. I believe it was "County" > branded, and it was made in India. I went to adjust the valves a few > days later, and I noticed that the front four rocker arms > seemed rather oil-starved. When I ran the engine with the rocker arm > cover off, I could see that only the rear four rocker > arms were getting lubricated. > It turned out that the shaft was not completely hollow: They had > rifle-drilled it inwards from each end, but they did not drill > deep enough, and the two holes did not meet up in the center. > > Doug > > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Glenn Franco <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > FYI > I am in the midst of a TR6 Rebuild with an engine that is .020" > overbored. > While fitting up the pistons and checking clearances everything > checked out and the bore was concentric and to specs. > With the piston installed in the bore I noticed increased drag > with #1 piston installed. > With rings gaps, skirt clearance correct I pulled the piston and > didn't see any issues. > Further inspection showed that the piston was cocked in the bore > and had score marks on the bottom of one skirt with the same wear > just below the oil ring on the other side. > After inspecting it with the machine shop we noticed that the ring > grooves were not fully machined on one side of the piston. > The rings would not move far enough in the groove and was proud of > the surface causing the piston to cock in the bore. > We collectively have not seen this before and have a new set of AE > pistons not County on the way. > > Having spent many years in Automotive Engineering at one of the > former Big Three, these events are usually not one of's. > There likely are many more out there that ran down the line in the > same batch at the same time before it was caught. > > These are new County Piston sets (I think made in Israel now). > I would inspect their parts very closely before you install them. > > I also noticed machine chips in the machined groove of their > Tri-Metal Main Bearings (Israel). > The chips were in the machined groove and were plated over with > the babbit and copper. > > I have had very good experiences with their parts in the past. > Just thought I would provide a heads up. > > Glenn > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $11.47 > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected]
