[SEL] Babbitt Lapping Compound

Richard Strobel Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com
Thu Nov 1 08:17:55 PDT 2007


I remember that Jim.  It was the factory fix on Chevy 265's.  Think it was 
a teaspoon down the carb.

Rick



> This sounds very similar to the old "Bon-Ami" kitchen cleanser trick.
> Mechanics used to pour it into a fast running engine's air intake to help
> seat in a new ring job. It laps, but breaks down quickly into finer and
> finer particles. I think I'd want a thorough cleaning afterwards, no 
> matter
> what the use. I forget what the mineral is, but there is either pumice or
> some type of feldspar in Bon-Ami.
> Regards;
> Jim Mackessy 




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