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

Paul Chapin pchapin@houston.rr.com
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:35:02 -0800


When my SHO spun a bearing it was completely gone. There was nothing left
but a pile of gold dust in the bottom of the oil pan.

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


> >If you've taken the entire width of the bearing out of the equation,
> >where exactly did it go?
>
> I don't think I've ever seen one completely gone, but I've seen them over
50%
> gone.  From the looks of what is left of the bearing, I think it comes out
in
> little flakes than can come out through the gap at the sides of the rod
> journal.