[SEL] Wire in Main Bearing Caps

[Steve Gray]

Mornin' Rick -

    I've never seen wire used in these low speed toys of ours, but I've 
seen it (brass wire mesh) used quite a bit in high speed & racing 
applications. My dad, for one, used it in the mains of his Model T hill 
climber engines. These were very highly modified high revving engines. 
If I remember right, I think he even used it in the stock blocks.

- Steve

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Steve Gray
Member EDGE & TA, Br. 13, 27 & 49
Sonora, California USA
e-mail:   segray at mlode.com
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Richard Strobel wrote:

>  Howdy all from snowy Mt.:-((((((((
>
>  This is new to me.  When I melted the babbitt out, these wires showed up. 
>I would have thought just having the "staking holes" would have been enough 
>to hold the brng. in place.
>
>Jus neat trivia IMO
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>http://community.webshots.com/photo/88886243/321622561wiktZm
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>later,
>RickinMt. 
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