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Re- babbitting a barring.
I've got a manual for the 1150 cubic inch Waukesha WAKD diesel engine and they did some interesting things to get it started in very cold weather: The manual stated that 30W oil at -30F (quite a combination!), may require more than three times the torque than the engine is available to develop...- JasonS
- Post #59
- Forum: Engine and Drivetrain
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Re- babbitting a barring.
Does the oil pump line go directly to the oil galley or does it go out to an oil cooler? I'd be hesitant to modify the oil pump; especially if you didn't have a spare. Check out how the 302 GMC is modified for full flow. Maybe you can do something similar. Go to www.inliners.org then to...- JasonS
- Post #36
- Forum: Engine and Drivetrain
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Re- babbitting a barring.
No offense intended to the above poster but I have a different philosophy. I don't know what vintage your engine is, but a lot was learned from the time the Model T was designed up to the fifties. Also keep in mind that the big 3 built as cheaply as possible and customer expectations were...- JasonS
- Post #31
- Forum: Engine and Drivetrain
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Re- babbitting a barring.
Egge Machine Company does rebabbiting of rod and main bearings. www.egge.com If you go to www.webrodder.com and go to the engines section you can see an article on how this is done. Wasn't Climax bought out by Waukesha around that time?- JasonS
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- Forum: Engine and Drivetrain