[SEL] Engine bearings

[Chuck Balyeat]

  .  Don't get
> too hung up on any arcane details, just let your instincts guide
> you.  This is definitely not brain surgery, and you can't really do
> damage to the engine unless you're just acting nutty.
>
> Tips:
> Wear a face shield.
> Play-Doh is good damming material.
> A sharpened hacksaw blade can be used as a scraper.
> Preheat to drive off moisture AND so your babbitt doesn't chill
> before it fills the voids.
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Just dont spit in it and soot up the crank with acetylene smoke so the 
babbit wont get stuck to it .


Which engine is this ? You still need to jig up the crank or use some kind 
of shaft to locate it .
If it is on that big bessie ,THAT will be fun !  you can make a jig 
consisting of two headless  brass screws threaded into the
lower  main journals that the crank will set on  , screw em in and out until 
everything lines up and then pour .  You can leave em in place or
drill em out a little bit . Matters not .

Chuck Balyeat
http://www.royalcrossfarm.com