Re: Babbitt
Diesel engines run 18 to 1 compression ratio and compression pressures of up to 400 psi.Inserts are fool proof,the risk to a jobber is way lower than babbit,which as stated above is dependant of the skill of the mechanic.Pressurized oil insert bearings are designed to be kept clean under oil pressure,and will destroy the journal they bear if the babbit layer fails.Pick your poison,Id rather run a 1600 dollar counterweighted crank on babbit than inserts,odds are my crank wont be junk if the bearings wear.
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