[SEL] Pouring cap babbitt.

[Richard Strobel]

    Aplogize Curt...you've ALWAYS been so helpful to me.

   Two ways that I know of:

  (1) Pour thru the greaser hole.  Probably requires lifting the head end of 
the engine to level flat surfaces
      and puts the greaser hole exactly on top.  I didn't use this process.


  (2) The "brass screw/locknut method" which I used.  Requires 
drilling/taping small holes in the bearing cap.  Now the cap can be clamped 
to the cs with proper alignment, cs and cap removed from base, cap/cs 
inverted and babbitt poured.  I liked this method and seems to have worked 
well for me.  Few more hours on the sawing outfit and I'll remove and 
inspect.

    I plugged most of the grease cup hole before the pour and drilled a hole 
later.  The babbitt left in the hole will hopefully lock the upper bearing. 
You might just want to screw the greaser in and plug the small hole.  Now 
your assured the grease cup is in tight enough.  That IMO would be the 
simple way.

    I believe I used around 3/16ths worth of shim stock.

     Here's some pictures pard:

  http://community.webshots.com/album/450795558NLeJLC

    GOOD LUCK

    RickinMt.











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From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT Hypocrites


> Edd,
> I feel your pain! A couple of days ago I posted a request about how to
> pour upper mains on a engine. Got one reply. Although an excellent reply
> from Tommy T, I was hoping for some additional in depth discussion on
> babbitt pouring in upper caps. Perhaps there just is no one left on the
> list.....maybe they've all left and gone to Harry's???? I don't really
> like the format there, but may have to suck it up and be more active
> there if I am going to satisfy my engine discussion aspiration.....sigh.
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
>
> edd payne wrote:
>
> >So sorry guys.I put up a post about having a great weekend with 
> >engines.You
> >are all so preoccupied with of topic rambling that you didn't seam to 
> >notice
> >as I only got one response.So I would like to give my apologies for 
> >trying
> >to interrupt .If this post has the usual effect of me posting this thread
> >will now go away.
> >
> >
>
>
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