Hello
Obviously I’m not a motor guru.
My 72 440 is new to me so I don’t know it’s history, just trying to get it running.
It’s been very stiff to turn by hand and has not been started yet.
I started pulling main caps looking for a spun bearings. The center bearing is tight where the thrust surfaces meet the crank and the bearing is worn down to the copper on both sides as you can see in the pics. The bearing surface is still good.
Why would that be an issue, I would think that’s a...
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Obviously I’m not a motor guru.
My 72 440 is new to me so I don’t know it’s history, just trying to get it running.
It’s been very stiff to turn by hand and has not been started yet.
I started pulling main caps looking for a spun bearings. The center bearing is tight where the thrust surfaces meet the crank and the bearing is worn down to the copper on both sides as you can see in the pics. The bearing surface is still good.
Why would that be an issue, I would think that’s a...
Read more
