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Re: What would cause this major catastrophe
wow Kurt/you could tell this story on believe it or not// makes my stories sound like fairy tails/
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Re: What would cause this major catastrophe
that guy is a real piece of//////////work. you are handling this way better than i would. hopefully no one ever uses this guy again
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Re: What would cause this major catastrophe
Jez, Kurt you are being civil about this, a reasonable response would have been to sue the guy...at least or just shoot him.
I really hate to bring this up, but as I was in on that group buy of the bearings. I would like to know for sure if there is a way to tell if the set I bought are okay to use? I was in from the Thread you had up at CF/ZR-1 section, where you let us pre-order before the bearings were made. Is there an easy way for me to identify if I need to grind the block to use the set I bought?  Tom
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Sorry to hear about that horrifically bad experience though! 
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Re: What would cause this major catastrophe
Thanks for telling the story Kurt, it was an interesting read
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The best way is to look at the main thrust bearing, on the back side, tell me if the radius is a 90 degree angle, or if it is a rolled "bend" The back side as in the part that sits on the lower crankcase girdle and not the face that touches the actual crank. |
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Re: What would cause this major catastrophe
Quite a story, Kurt. Hope you get something out of the motor salvage/parting out issue!
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These story's reaffirm my thoughts of just leaving my engine stock, at least the bottom end. BUt I do like those big bore 415's. Maybe one day. At least I know who NOT to send it to.
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Are the thrust bearings the only ones you had a problem with? |
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It's just the thrust bearing. |
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