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Old 29-01-14, 22:58
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I was on the phone to him today as there is an issue with my crank, may need to get another one as the journals on mine are seriously oval'd

David, the lifters are fine but when you use Johnson adjustable ones they recommend drilling a 5/32 hole in the cast work so when you adjust the lifter height you put a bar through the hole to stop the lifter spinning during adjustment. Thanks for the tolerance info for the valve stems :-)
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Old 29-01-14, 23:30
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Ben are you running a centre main strap ? Can you post up your engine spec and some pics ?
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War Department CT54508 (SOLD)
1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration).
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Old 30-01-14, 00:03
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I'll post some pics tomorrow.

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Old 30-01-14, 01:27
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Do you need a crank Richie ?
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Old 30-01-14, 10:07
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Shaun, the machine shop is going to contact me today and give me my options...he needs to measure everything thoroughly before he commits to pass sentence.

Option A) buy greater undersized bearings bearings and grind the hell out of the crank which means I am stuck with bearings I cannot use and need to sell on.

Option B) buy another crank and grind to the bearing size I need......

I am guessing these will be my options. My crank is an early type without the flanges on the big ends. Royal kustoms have plenty in stock, but my experience with buying cranks even second hand......not cheap. If I go route B I will get RK to grind a crank I buy from them to suit the bearings I have.
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1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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Old 30-01-14, 10:11
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It could be worse Rich. If it was earlier then the bearings would be white metel, not an easy option
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Old 30-01-14, 12:53
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Rich, why do you ask about a center strap?
What makes you think it is necessary to have one in a carrier motor?
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