Thread: Burtz Block
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Old 08-10-2022, 01:06 PM   #19
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Default Re: Burtz Block

Provided the babbit bearing is properly maintained the extra thickness is beneficial

Another observation about babbit vs insert bearings..

When a babbit bearing fails it rarely destroys the crankshaft journal it bore.

When an insert bearing fails it invariably destroys the borne journal.
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