A follow up to "oil starvation issues" thread

[rod butcher]

Have the crank mainline checked.

[Mike Taylor 3601]

Have you had crank wet magged,cracked crank will flex and wipe mains out.
Wet magnaflux uses black light to see cracks.
I mag EVERY crank that comes through the shop,is figured in price of polishing or grinding,
you may mag a dozen and all be good and then next dozen have 6 or 8 cracked.
Mike Taylor 3601

[joespanova]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

Have you had crank wet magged,cracked crank will flex and wipe mains out.
Wet magnaflux uses black light to see cracks.
I mag EVERY crank that comes through the shop,is figured in price of polishing or grinding,
you may mag a dozen and all be good and then next dozen have 6 or 8 cracked.
Mike Taylor 3601

Mike I'm going to look at that REAL close this time..........

[carl hinkson]

After talking to you on the phone I think your headed in the right direction.

Talk to Jake Stelter or google his his name and add drag week.

[HP HUNTER]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

Have you had crank wet magged,cracked crank will flex and wipe mains out.
Wet magnaflux uses black light to see cracks.
I mag EVERY crank that comes through the shop,is figured in price of polishing or grinding,
you may mag a dozen and all be good and then next dozen have 6 or 8 cracked.
Mike Taylor 3601

Listen to this post.

[kansas stocker]

Are you positive that you had .003 on all mains? Have a circle track friend that had exactly the same results that you have had with the same little m block. His engine builder missed it twice and now he has a new builder.
Pete

[joespanova]

Originally Posted by kansas stocker

Are you positive that you had .003 on all mains? Have a circle track friend that had exactly the same results that you have had with the same little m block. His engine builder missed it twice and now he has a new builder.
Pete

I am 100% positive. I am the "builder" . I am a "machinist" of 40 years and use the most accurate currently available gauges used in our shop ( aircraft ).

[joespanova]

[joespanova]

[joespanova]

Originally Posted by HP HUNTER

Listen to this post.

We refer to "wet mag" as an FPI process in aviation.
Fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI )
I've never heard it referred as "wet mag".......but I believe that's what you or Mike mean.
And yes , I have the option of using traditional mag or FPI.