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tbirdtbird · 02-23-2016, 10:30 AM

locate another cap that is good and scrape to size with a babbitt scraper. Bert's in Colorado USA may have one.
You can do it little by little using machinist's bluing, or even a large magic marker. It is tedious but can be done if you are patient. Since the engine is out of the car just flip it over and get started. The center main is what wears first. You want your clearances to be .0015-.002 using plastigage. Check all three caps. You peel shims off the shim pack shim to get the clearance tighter. Many threads here on how to do this. A search would be revealing.

If it has been this many years I am assuming you won't be putting many miles on the car.

I have no idea what kind of access you would have to a babbitt shop in Germany. Even here in the states the dudes that say they can do babbitt seldom can do it correctly. It is truly a lost art; an anachronism

02-23-2016, 10:30 AM	#4
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: Engine Tear-down and Babbitt-prob. locate another cap that is good and scrape to size with a babbitt scraper. Bert's in Colorado USA may have one. You can do it little by little using machinist's bluing, or even a large magic marker. It is tedious but can be done if you are patient. Since the engine is out of the car just flip it over and get started. The center main is what wears first. You want your clearances to be .0015-.002 using plastigage. Check all three caps. You peel shims off the shim pack shim to get the clearance tighter. Many threads here on how to do this. A search would be revealing. If it has been this many years I am assuming you won't be putting many miles on the car. I have no idea what kind of access you would have to a babbitt shop in Germany. Even here in the states the dudes that say they can do babbitt seldom can do it correctly. It is truly a lost art; an anachronism __________________ '31 180A