Re: [Amc-list] AMC OILING - question -

["Ron Waters" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why not use Federal Mogul main bearings and they will oil all the time??

Ron Waters
ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 12:58 PM
Subject: [Amc-list] AMC OILING - question -


> Inspection of a 401 crank revealed that rods 1,3,5 &7 have their oil
> feed hole within the upper main bearing when the piston is at TDC. Rods
> 2,4,6&8 have their oil feed hole traversing the lower main bearing at
> TDC. This suggests that rods 2,4,6&8 are somewhat starved for oil during
> the power stroke, which probably is not desireable. That is why I am
> curious about cross-drilling the crank. Tom Monroe published a book
> about race engines and he states that cross-drilling is important but
> does not elaborate about other oiling system mods. that would be
> necessary to increase total flow to the bearings; Mr. Monroe was a chief
> engineer on the Bricklin project.
>
> thanks, seth
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> since AMC rods are fed AFTER the AMC mains -
> and one  reason people do not crossdrill the mains is
> becasue the rods are fed through the mains
> and if you cant get oil to the rods you spin a bearing......
> but you've rods 2,4,6&8 conceptually are "somewhat starved
> for oil during the power stroke, which probably is not desireable"........
>
> how does one solve this AMC dilemma ?
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