[Shotimes] Re: help.....valve chatter and rod knock...

[Mark Nunnally]

>     If you've taken the entire width of the bearing out of the equation,
> where exactly did it go?

    Oil pan, intake, other cylinders, cylinder heads.  You name it

>In the cases I've seen where the bearing was
> "removed from the equation", the piston was also removed from the block as
> it no longer was connected to the crank. Not much of a way for the bearing
> to get out of there without removing the bearing cap.

    Happens all the time.  Bearing gets banged on enough by the rod, goes to
pieces, leaves the rod.  I've seen probably 1/2 dozen SHO engines alone,
like this.

mark