[SEL] For George

[Best, George]

Rick,

Don't know why you wouldn't have my email address.  This email address
"george_best at adp.com" should be in the message header.  My home email is
"irontrader at ispwest.com" if you need to reach me during hours I'm not at
work.

I've never had the caps off my Galloway since it was a good runner when
I bought it.  Has the best compression of any engine I have with zero
leakage past the rings.

I may have assummed incorrectly that Galloway used inserts for the main
bearings.  You're right that I wouldn't want to mangle the babbit and
have to repour bearings on a perfectly good engine.  I suppose a person
could leave the babbit in when using them as a pattern, but that would
mean extra machining to remove the extra castiron before pouring your
new bearings.  Off course then you'd have heavy duty main caps and need
less babbit for the top bearings ;-)

George 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com 
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Strobel
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 12:23 PM
> To: sel
> Subject: [SEL] For George
> 
> Some reason I don't have your email address George.
> 
>   I do appreciate the offer on the roundrod main bearing 
> caps!  But wouldn't one have to remove the babbitt in order 
> to get a pattern.  These bearing caps have large holes not 
> drilled all the way through but just enough to secure the 
> babbitt.  I feel one would ruin the babbitt insert trying to 
> remove it mechanically.  The other half also.
> 
> later George,
> RickinMt. 
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