Thread: Anybody know what engine would be in a 1927 American Le France fire engine?
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Old 06-21-2014, 01:32 PM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by TwitchKitty View Post
Old manuals have a section on pouring the babbitt bearings yourself. It was a simpler time. Old barns were used for manufacturing early automobiles.

This is the mold I created to make the babbitt insert main bearings for my 1 1

This link is from near the top of the list when I searched:

diy babbit bearings
Nice explanation on how to do it.
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