> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terrible Tom
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:52 PM
>
> Hmm - ok - why would a spun bearing cause low or non-existant oil
> pressure? When I bought Christine she had at least one bad bearing.. and
> no oil pressure. I assumed the oil pressure caused the bearings to fail.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? If a bearing fails for any number
of reasons...you lose oil pressure. Lose oil pressure...some bearing is
gonna fail.
> Anything to do with the tolerances? Bearing is show - larger gap
> between crank journal/bearings resulting in lowered oil pressure?
Yes.
Ray
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