Re: Howdy

Posted by Ross On 2014/4/18 20:52:44

Whilst you are in there------I just had in a 50 Custom with poor hot oil pressure and also excessive consumption. Mains were OK, but the rods were something else! All 8 journals were different sizes. Apparently they had been resized by one of those "reach up inside the engine and rework the crank" machines that they had back in the day. After careful fitting and shimming we now keep 40 at 40 even when hot.

In any event, do pull off your rod caps and check the clearances while you are this far. It is actually a very easy job to replace the main or the rod inserts in the car once the pan is off.