Larry Schramm Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Does anyone know of anyone doing babbitt work in the Detroit area? I need a rod redone.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Larry, Why not just ship it to Dandy Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK RACER Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Exactly, nobody knows how to do it around here any more, a class should be planned as symposium at a local museum, could be A GREAT topic for a "Cars and Coffee" and show off how easy the early cars were to work on! Too bad, nobody cares, to do this! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953mack Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 You might want to check out the local Ford Model A Club in your area or GOOGLE.....http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/ and do a Babbitt search.There are quite a few experienced Model A engine rebuilders out there.AHHHHOOOOOOGA!Al MalachowskiBCA #8965"500 Miles West of Flint" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions. Appreciate the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Larry, Why not just ship it to Dandy Dave?Talked to him yesterday. It is TOO COLD in New York until spring. He does that work in the fresh air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberbach Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 please tell me you didn't ruin a rod in my truck!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Yup.. He dropped one. Well, I may have to figure how to do this in the dang cold or move south where the weather is better...Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 after a little thought.. Very little. I do believe I am a rebel at heart.. Look out Dixie, her I comes... Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 please tell me you didn't ruin a rod in my truck!!!!!!!!!!!Yup, here are a couple of pictures of the #4 rod & journal.And a picture of the trucks winter home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Looks like it starved for oil. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 At least you are looking to properly repair my truck :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Say Larry, She will run a long time on some good grade shoe and belt leather. ... Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Say Larry, She will run a long time on some good grade shoe and belt leather. ... Dandy Dave!I told some others that I know about using leather and they laughed. Us that have this era cars & trucks know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Those cracker barrel mechanics I listen to when I was a kid would tell you how the bearing failed and they cut the end off their belt, dipped it in lard to prelube it and made the repair on the spot. They were real and telling those stories right up into the '70's, both their 70's and the 1970's.One thought for bearing 1, 2, 3, and all the other cars approaching 100 years old; settling in idle storage is rarely a planned event. And the storage preparation doesn't get a fresh oil change, usually just the opposite. The acids (sulfuric) in the oil lies on the bearing surfaces and slowly etches the babbitt, making a thin film of oxide. When the car gets revived .002 to ,003 thousandths will wipe off in a short time. That could put you at .0055 or .006 on the maiden voyage, not enough to rattle, but enough to work like a stone in your shoe. So even if that long term storage car gets the pan dropped and cleaned, a visual check might not be enough. One may find that "sounding out" the bearing after the first start up is a good idea.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Say Larry, She will run a long time on some good grade shoe and belt leather. ... Dandy Dave!Or leather belt, hey, I'm drinking the water at the other end of the state!Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Actually, I did it a few times myself to retrieve a dead vintage machine. Had to get them running and loaded and moved from wherever it was to home base. It works OK on early slow turning engines. I'm not sure I would actually load the engine to full capacity with a chunk of leather though. One old friend had a bearing go out on a 1930's Buick back in the days of the depression. Said he drove it that way for two years before finally getting something else to drive. The tales of old are are true. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Straight eight Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Larry, How about good ole Northwestern Auto Parts in Grand Rapids?Cliff in Howell, Mich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Yep, dad had a coffee can full of oil for leather to soak in.After the war people were looking to buy a car, some were hard to get, so at one tmi he had 116 new engines lined up in the shop of his dealership. Often someone came in with a Rod knock, and NO money, so in the leather went.Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Larry,Any luck contacting the 3 guys I suggested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Marty,I will let you know tomorrow. I am heading out to checkout some tomorrow. You can call me on the road after 9:00 am and we can talk.,ThanksLarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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