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Joe K · 08-05-2014, 11:50 AM

Knight Automotive (formerly of Magnolia, MA now out of business doing Model A engines) used recycled steam babbit.

I queried him on this and asked him about the lead issue (I'm familiar with the low grade "magnolia" brand babbit available then and now) He volunteered that he mixed his own babbitts using raw stock and was attempting to recreate the Ford babbitt according to Ford documentation.

S. Ross's "How to rebuild your Model A Engine" website (now removed from the net) included a careful comparison of Ford's Model A Babbitt and modern babbitts available from the likes of McMaster-Carr and others. No modern babbitts were exact spot on in the assay, but many were close IIRC.

So I suppose Richard Knight was to be commended - assuming he met his objective?

He did volunteer me an assay result from a pour done only slightly earlier.

Wonder what that slightly was?

Joe K

08-05-2014, 11:50 AM	#8
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Things you can do with used babbitt Knight Automotive (formerly of Magnolia, MA now out of business doing Model A engines) used recycled steam babbit. I queried him on this and asked him about the lead issue (I'm familiar with the low grade "magnolia" brand babbit available then and now) He volunteered that he mixed his own babbitts using raw stock and was attempting to recreate the Ford babbitt according to Ford documentation. S. Ross's "How to rebuild your Model A Engine" website (now removed from the net) included a careful comparison of Ford's Model A Babbitt and modern babbitts available from the likes of McMaster-Carr and others. No modern babbitts were exact spot on in the assay, but many were close IIRC. So I suppose Richard Knight was to be commended - assuming he met his objective? He did volunteer me an assay result from a pour done only slightly earlier. Wonder what that slightly was? Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.