MC1 - while I'm at it..

[james accordino]

I'll take a guess, and you can correct me if I'm
wrong.  O.K.  Drop all from bottom.  Crank surfaces
smooth and shiny.  Old bearings show even wear on the
babbit, no copper, no scratches, etc.  Some assembly
lube and new shells.  Torque to spec.  Done.  Am I on
target?  This was a standard deal when I ran SB
Chebbies.  Very cheap insurance for a real banger.

Jim Accordino

--- Martin Pajak <martin at quattro.ca> wrote:
> Look at con rod bearings.
> We had two sets go after installing the engines
> which were fine before.
> I guess they were fine with stock or no boost, once
> we started cranking it
> up the con rod bearings decided to make noise.
> Both cases they were showing a bit of copper on #3
> and #5 conrods.
>
> Now the procedure is to change them anyway as they
> are not expensive and
> better be safe than sorry.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Martin Pajak
>
> http://www.quattro.ca
>
> 1983 Audi Ur-quattro (265,000 km) Canada spec.
> Winter car
> 1985 Audi Ur-quattro (141,000 km) Euro spec. import
> ;o)
>
>
> > Should I even consider to touch the lower end?  I
> had only planned on
> > replacing front and rear oil seals.
>
>


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