Australia Chevrolet 216 babbitt Connecting Rods

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Australia Chevrolet 216 babbitt Connecting Rods

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19-05-17, 03:24

Mike K

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shims

Quote:

Originally Posted by cletrac

Unless the babbit is quite bad, you can remove shims until you have the right clearance and get good results.

That's what I did with the C8 engine, had no problems with it since. You polish the journals with fine emery .

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