With Shell Bearings on a 1.5" Phoenix splash fed crank and rods, what harm would be done if the shells were beveled slightly at the joins, (between the cap and rod), to allow the flow of oil across the width of the journal ?
All the other modifications for reducing the oil inlet holes to the front and rear cam shaft bearings, two o rings for the front cam bearing, up-rated oil pump, and most importantly the alignment of the oil jets to the inlet galleries of the crankshaft would have to be undertaken. If oil can't get out of the journal, how can it get in ?
John Barker, Nelson NZ
All the other modifications for reducing the oil inlet holes to the front and rear cam shaft bearings, two o rings for the front cam bearing, up-rated oil pump, and most importantly the alignment of the oil jets to the inlet galleries of the crankshaft would have to be undertaken. If oil can't get out of the journal, how can it get in ?
John Barker, Nelson NZ