Choosing correct bearing colors for main and rod bearings.
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Choosing correct bearing colors for main and rod bearings.
I'm putting together a bottom end from a 1'st gen B16a.
Couple of quick questions......
1.) Helms says to use the letters stamped on the block, and those on the crank to choose the main bearings. The letters were stamped upsidedown on the block. That's normal right? Or am I reading them wrong?
2.) The identification mark on the crank for the 1'st main bearing had the letter and the number on it. The other 4 had just the letter. It was B3. Any reason for this?
Couple of quick questions......
1.) Helms says to use the letters stamped on the block, and those on the crank to choose the main bearings. The letters were stamped upsidedown on the block. That's normal right? Or am I reading them wrong?
2.) The identification mark on the crank for the 1'st main bearing had the letter and the number on it. The other 4 had just the letter. It was B3. Any reason for this?
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Re: Choosing correct bearing colors for main and rod bearings. (brokenojoke)
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1.) Helms says to use the letters stamped on the block, and those on the crank to choose the main bearings. The letters were stamped upsidedown on the block. That's normal right? Or am I reading them wrong?
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depemding which way ur looking at the block... the letters will correspond with the mains
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brokenojoke »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
2.) The identification mark on the crank for the 1'st main bearing had the letter and the number on it. The other 4 had just the letter. It was B3. Any reason for this? </TD></TR></TABLE>
the letters on the crank correspond with the rod journals
1.) Helms says to use the letters stamped on the block, and those on the crank to choose the main bearings. The letters were stamped upsidedown on the block. That's normal right? Or am I reading them wrong?
</TD></TR></TABLE>
depemding which way ur looking at the block... the letters will correspond with the mains
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brokenojoke »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
2.) The identification mark on the crank for the 1'st main bearing had the letter and the number on it. The other 4 had just the letter. It was B3. Any reason for this? </TD></TR></TABLE>
the letters on the crank correspond with the rod journals
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Re: Choosing correct bearing colors for main and rod bearings. (bigTom)
see that confuses me because well right now im at school and dont have exact numbers in letters in front of me of my motor but well use a make up...my letters start on the flywheel side lookin at the motor on the stand BCBCB and the numbers on the crank starting from the pulley side are 12432...so would it be B1, C2,B4,C3,B2 OR switched B1,C3,B4,C3,B2??? someone verify quick please... 
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