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

[Tim Dahm]

Ditto, My 91+ had rod bearing knock for a couple
thousand miles before I figured out what is was.
I finally pulled the pan, did find a spun bearing but the
crank looked fine. I installed new bearings and its been
fine for close to 10k miles now.

Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:48 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: help.....valve chatter and rod knock...


> This is not necessarily true. I started getting the ticking in my motor at
> the dragstrip at the Convention. Doug Lewis listened to the motor, felt
that
> at least two rod were knocking, and suggested heavy oil and a slow ride
> home.
>
> I then put another 600 miles on the car getting it home. Upon pulling the
> bearings, they were bad, and at least one rod was spinning, as the tangs
> were gone on the bearing. See my PictureTrail account:
>
> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1097730&uid=168194
>
> The journals and rods looked fine, however. I have now put around 3K o the
> car since the bearing job, and all is fine.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:51 AM
> To: Erik Balser; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: help.....valve chatter and rod knock...
>
>
>     Failing rod bearings do not typically make noises before they spin.
You
> can spin a rod bearing and not know about it for a few minutes, when the
> overheated bearing and rod begin to eat into each other. This is why, once
> you've heard the knock, it's too late.
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