[SEL] Coolspring. NOW: Cylinder boring

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Curt,

	While I've never seen it, I'll bet that the equipment exists (or 
existed) to do it.  I remember my dad having the equipment to grind 
crankshafts in place in an engine.  I remember (when I was a little boy) 
helping him grind a rod journal on an M Farmall and it was in the engine 
and never removed.  I don't remember all the details but I do remember 
the set up and clean up took quite a while.

Tommy Turner




Curt Holland wrote:

> While ripping on ol' Arnie is a hoot (and so appropriate!), the subject 
> of boring an oil field engine is of interest too. During the long hours 
> of driving back from Coolsprings this weekend, I was wondering about the 
> possibilities of boring an oil field engine cylinder in place. Several 
> years ago we rented GE Services equipment and line bored 3 high speed 
> brass pinion bushings in the bed of a forging machine. I was thinking 
> similiar equipment could be used, locating one end of the boring bar 
> between the throws of the crankshaft (or the bearing caps) and locating 
> the other end with a plate clamped by the cylinder head bolts. Does 
> anyone have experience boring an engine this way? Does it sound reasonable?
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
> 
> Michael Tucker wrote:
> 
>> Oh PLLLEEEAAASE!  How long have you had Bessie?  Is this the first 
>> time that you noticed that she didn't have enough compression to run 
>> or are you just using that as an excuse to cover up the fact that 
>> ANOTHER deadline has come and gone with no results! :-)))
>>
> 
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