Re: [ihc] Re: 266 w/ knock

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you can't maintain reasonable oil pressure, don't
run it.  No sense in tearing everything else up. 
Cranks are Expensive.

Without any bearing in there, I'd imagine that the cam
will be battering the bore where the cam bearing is
supposed to be.  The cam is probably harder than the
block so the block will suffer.

I have a spare 345 that's rebuildable, or so I was
told.  But, it's in St. Louis.

Steve
--- John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided> wrote:
> On May 21, 2004, at 7:16 AM, Ted Borck wrote:
> 
> > The metal is probably babbit (I didn't view the
> photos) from the cam
> > bearing(s), it's common and your engine will
> probably continue to run 
> > for
> > years as long as you don't run it low on oil.
> >
> Ted,
> 
> Looking at the picture, the piece is almost
> undoubtedly from the cam, 
> but its a big piece of bearing. That's where Kyle's
> oil pressure went.
> 
> Steve S. is right, I'm afraid. New cam and bearings.
> 
> John Hofstetter