[SEL] Babbitt pouring question for an Alamo engine.

[Curt]

Guys,
So far all the babbitt I have poured is lowers. The Alamo I am working 
on will need the lowers poured and have melted them out. Looking at the 
uppers leads me to think they should be redone as well. I haven't melted 
them out yet.
Have mostly completed the fixture to pour the lowers, but I have a 
question for you experts on how to do the uppers. I am planning on 
pouring the lowers around a dummy piece of 2" TG&P. Preheating the dummy 
shaft and the engine base/bosses is fairly easy when doing just lowers. 
But how does one heat the dummy shaft if doing the upper at the same 
time? I see how the upper could be poured thru the greaser hole. How 
will the lower cavity be poured at the same time when metal tight 
dams/shims are in place between the uppers and lowers? I thinking both 
would be poured at the same time??? Or are the uppers poured first, then 
the caps removed and the lowers poured later???
I really need some good advice here!
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC