main bearings, fully grooved or flat?
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main bearings, fully grooved or flat?
Okay i was looking at another crank that i had for my A20 and ive seen on my old a20 and the donor engine (both stock engines) that the center main bearing (number 3) has a 2 grooves wore in it from the bearings (the center of the journal has a ridge). Im wondering if i should just get flat bearings instead of the stock fully grooved shells or is this gonna eff up my rod bearing oil supply? This engine is gonna be a high hp build and i want it to hold up.
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Re: main bearings, fully grooved or flat?
IIRC the #3 main should have only one oil inlet hole coming from the block and doesn't feed to any of the other mains or rods. It should have a grooved bearing surface on the block side and a flat bearing on the main cap side for all of them, and #3 is usually a looser tolerance than the other 4 mains. Might want to take a close look at your crank before you reuse it, although it may be just fine because most lead type bi-metal bearings are made to "imbed" any possible particles that might groove your crank.
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