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Why do redbricks last so long? 200

posted by  RFORT on  Fri Jun 22 04:45 CST 2007
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Also: Thicker castings than other 4-cyl engines; large surface area on main crankshaft bearings. I read somewhere that this block was originally designed for a farm tractor.

Volvo and Swedish bearing mfgr SKF were originally the same company.

(But the SKF strut mounts I just bought have bearings made in Korea!)





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