[SEL] Advice needed on Main Bearing mating surfaces

[Jim and Diane]

Hi Richard,

Lots of engines were made with wood shims.  Not as elegant as machined caps 
and metal shims but works fine.  If it came that way I would leave it that 
way.

Jim

Jim and Diane Kirkes
Hemet, CA
jd.kirkes at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
To: "sel" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:05 AM
Subject: [SEL] Advice needed on Main Bearing mating surfaces


>  I could do like William and just use SOFT wood shims that would conform 
> to the roughness, but maybe there's a better way,  dunno.
>
> Any thought's??