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09-08-2019, 01:57 PM

Patrick L.

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Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

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Originally Posted by Railcarmover

You should watch the video of them pouring that babbit..yikes...Ford spun engines in with an electric motor, they used an ammeter to determine the resistance value. Burnishing the mains,allowing the last step of fitting the bearings to the crankshaft itself through rotation.

I've read and watched old video of that. Makes you shake your head.

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