<VV> Engine building - bearing clearance

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I've HEARD of line honing a block. I've never heard of anyone that's actually done it, how they did it, and what the results were like.

Les
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:04:16 -0800
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
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I've never heard of line honing a Corvair block.  Has anyone eve done it and 
if so, what did they use for bearings?
RonH

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From: "ray smith" <turbovair at earthlink.net>
To: <corvairduval at cox.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Engine building - bearing clearance


> If the crank is exerting any force to the bearing other then gravity - you 
> are down to zero bearing clearance.
> Snap gauges are for ballpark checks. You need an inside mic for this job.
> from my experience if your end bearing clearances are within spec on a 
> block , and all the crankpins check out , but the inner bearing clearances 
> are tight , your block needs to be line honed.
> Ray Smith
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