Originally Posted by
houston
i was trying not to make too much light of this but many of the nova engines as of late have been coming with a subpar front bearing (compared to 17011
) and have been causing some issues , the more of you guys that show your concern to serpent usa/desoto racing the quicker the issue will be remedied or email novarossi direct through their website
hope this helps
i try to tell my customers of this and let them choose which way to go on the front bearing
happy motorin',
Monty
Just pulled my stock btta bearing out and installed a 17011. Gotta put everything back together now. I don't think the stock bearing was going to give me any issues anytime soon, but I had some down time and wanted my plus 4 to have the bearing it was supposed to have. by the way I just checked the Nova website the other day, and the parts breakdown still shows the 17011 for the btta and 17012 for the btts.
Monty nice work on the sleeve.
2 gallons of byrons 30/11 and motor has a nice build up of oil, no rust, and carbon on the piston and button. Like Monty says just dump your tank and the end of the day and store the car with the nose pointed down and all is well
