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| | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 38 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 38 | Quite a few years ago a friend asked me to replace the old rope main seal on his 1950 1ton dually dump box. Mind you it came off an old farm. I agreed to do the job, slid the tranny back, dropped the main caps off and much to my surprise found that the block was babbit while the caps were inserts?!?! Craziest thing I saw, but it works, the truck is still going strong and its been 20 years since I did the rear mainseal and clutch.
In such a khonstant state of khaos I dont know what project to work on first.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
What part of the block was babbit?
Which caps were insert (rod bearings, presumably)?
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | since the block was babbit I'd guess the mains? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | I think he has it backwards, in 1950 the mains are inserts and the rods are poured.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | no he meant the main journal in the block had babbit and the main cap had inserts. which seems about normal for farm equipment in my experience.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | These 216s never had babbitt in the block, they were always inserts. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 38 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 38 | Ok, its been over 20 years ago, and IIRC,the babbit was on the engine side both mains and rods. All the inserts were in the caps, both main and rods. I dont even know if it was the original engine or not, this old truck had been around. I could have it all backwards and it was the caps that were all poured, but it sure did look like somebody put a crank kit in it and put all insert caps on, doing a "quick" in truck bottom end rebuild.
In such a khonstant state of khaos I dont know what project to work on first.
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