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Thank you, Frank. I’m a little too late asking this, because I’ve already installed everything and totally rebuilt my outboard (Evinrude 18 1960). It’s already running. You confirmed my own judgement concerning the top bearing.
I should have asked long before, but you know, sometimes we make mistakes. I will have this issue in my mind and listen for any bad sounds back there. That’s all I can do now.
I have re-built my 18 horse totally and it’s very nice now, technically. I believe oiling system for the top bearing is good. I had everything disassembled and inspected, and I was here on this forum before asking advice on top bearing. Then I learned a lesson from several experienced folks here, so I hope I got it right, talking about oiling system. But I forgot to show my crank shaft back then.