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Originally Posted by leathermang
That Lincoln was not a long stroke inline engine. And it was not a diesel.... ...
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don't be tooo suuure....
I once drove a Lincoln with the sweetest little long-stroke inline diesel one could ask for... A BMW 6-cyl ! 
I think they only shipped a few of 'em....in....84-85 ?? something like that.
Ran like a swiss watch.
regardless, I agree completely, pull the motor.
I've had more than one case of a damaged bearing where the crank was still perfect. In fact, if anything, I'd say it's more common than having damage. At least in my own experience. Of course, I don't run them 30K miles after the knock starts...
In the heavy-equip diesels I work on, in-frame overhauls are far more common than pulling the engine out; and a crank will typically stay in spec for several sets of bearings (20K+ hours of hard time).
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WANT to BUY: 3.0L diesel engine.
My other diesel is a....
1962 Cat D9-19A, 2,000 cu-in TD
1961 Cat 966B, D333 TD, powershift
1985 Mack MS300P 8.8L TDI, intercooled, crane-truck
1991 F350 4x4 5spd 7.3 IDI NA
1988 Dodge D50 4x4 5spd 2.4 Mitsu TD
1961 Lister-Petter 14hp/6kw Marine Corp genset weekly charging 5400 lbs of forklift batt for the off-grid homestead.
1965 Perkins 4-108 Fire/water Pump
1960 Deutz 20hp/8kw genset
Last edited by dozer; 03-29-2005 at 02:47 AM.
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