91 honda prelude > main bearings
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91 honda prelude > main bearings
I have gone through and figured out that my main bearings on my 1991 Honda Prelude Si (B21A1). This comes after I learned thtat the rod bearings weren't that bad (spun 2 bearings, 5 and 2).
My problem is, I've gone and purchase standard main bearings and they are too big. The motor is still in the car so I'm doing the best I can without ripping the entire car apart, jut trying to get it to run til I have my CRX running again. Is there anything I can do short of getting the crank machined? I need to find out if I can do anything to get it to run for another month or if I should haul it to cophers.
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My problem is, I've gone and purchase standard main bearings and they are too big. The motor is still in the car so I'm doing the best I can without ripping the entire car apart, jut trying to get it to run til I have my CRX running again. Is there anything I can do short of getting the crank machined? I need to find out if I can do anything to get it to run for another month or if I should haul it to cophers.
Thank
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check your crank very carefully. i found a micro scratch in my crank after my compression ratio caused the oil to squeeze out of the bearing causing it to look like a mirror. 
but i took care of that.
my advice is to spend the $$$ and go with honda bearings. whenever you order bearings from anyone make sure that you tell them the exact year and model of your car/engine.
on the bottom of my sohc block it reads PM6 so when i ordered my Honda bearings from Honda, i made sure that the code had a PM6 in it. make sure you do the same.
we ended up taking my engine back out. we replaced the rod and main bearings and rebalanced and polished the crank.
you can spend time and money now or a lot of time and money later.
good luck.
but i took care of that.my advice is to spend the $$$ and go with honda bearings. whenever you order bearings from anyone make sure that you tell them the exact year and model of your car/engine.
on the bottom of my sohc block it reads PM6 so when i ordered my Honda bearings from Honda, i made sure that the code had a PM6 in it. make sure you do the same.
we ended up taking my engine back out. we replaced the rod and main bearings and rebalanced and polished the crank.
you can spend time and money now or a lot of time and money later.
good luck.
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