On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, Nick ALFANO wrote: > Mains will not last as long once they have become too loose. > If they are bad, the next sign you will have that they are bad > is going to be a knocking noise and then lock up if the bearing > spins. And we all know what happens when bearings come out of bottom ends -- catastrophic destruction. If it knocks, stop driving it and rebuild it. The other choice will be to find a new engine (probably old, with all the same problems as yours), and the are not common! _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list