All,
I was helping a friend get a 259 ready for his 51 project. When we pulled a couple of main bearing caps, there was a thin foil between the shell and cap. The bearings looked like they had normal wear and the crank looked good. Was this some attempt to shim the bearings, or am I missing something else. In any case, we are replacing the bearings. Anybody else seen this? The engine looks to be from 61 or so based on the serial number.
I was helping a friend get a 259 ready for his 51 project. When we pulled a couple of main bearing caps, there was a thin foil between the shell and cap. The bearings looked like they had normal wear and the crank looked good. Was this some attempt to shim the bearings, or am I missing something else. In any case, we are replacing the bearings. Anybody else seen this? The engine looks to be from 61 or so based on the serial number.
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