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That guy has a whole pile of videos on U tube..........you could spend a whole wintery day watching the tube and learning things...........I did about 5 videos that looking interesting and they were. Find one from him and look for the others on the sides.
Well Pat; you should just feel "educated"!! No one person can know everything, after all. 'Sides which; after the restoration job you did on your '34 Master Coupe - "dumb" is the last feeling you should have. Now if you come out west, maybe you can get some "hands - on" experience? But you don't have anything to babbit, do you?
'33 MASTER PARTS WANTED ~ ESPECIALLY SHEET METAL! RADIOS & "TRINKETS; TOO.
that man has so much knowledge and experience, and what a workshop, he literally has everything for keeping us on the road,( you people in the USA that is) brilliant youtube experience, thanks ......... Peter
Peter The tempilstik looks like a crayon but change color when the material it is applied to reaches the specified temperature. The color of the stick indicates the temperature of color change. Tony
Tony, so why does he apply them to the shaft, at different points? how does he know what temp is needed. what did they use to indicate temperature 70 years ago? what is the importance of temperature control? so many questions , so little time.......
For the babbitt to fill the mold without large voids and stick to the substrate it needs to be poured at the correct temperature. If it is overheated the babbitt can be destroyed. If too cold then it does not fill the mold completely and/or does not stick to the substrate.
From the 1932 service news; "The connecting rods have been improved by their method of manufacture. The bearing (babbit) of the connecting rod is now centriffugally cast instead of die cast as heretofore. This method of mnufacture gives a much finer bond and grain of babbit necessary with the increased horsepower. It is extremely important that only these new Genuine Chevrolet 1932 rods be used in this new improved motor. If other than this rod is used, trouble in the form of burned out rods is sure to follow."
From 1939 shop manual : "Chevrolet connecting rods are made of special steel, drop forged and of unusual strength. The connecting rod bearings are of the spun in type. By this it is meant that the bearing lining or bearing part is an integral part of the rod assembly. The metal is not simply poured or die cast into place. Instead the rod and cap are clamped into a special face plate which revolves at a high rate of speed. This centrifugal action set up causes the molten metal to be forced out tword the walls of the rod, and, in cooling becomes practially a part of the connecting rod".
