[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Ron Porter]

Yeah, that we me, but there were a couple of other folks who also had rod
bearing issues at the Convention.

I would describe the sound as one of prolonged pinging, starting just over
2K, and going to almost 4K. I didn't hear it until we were at the dragstrip,
and I was driving with the stereo off & windows down alongside the cornfield
on the way to the group picture.

It did not make the sound at idle, you had to rev the engine through the
2-4K rpm range to hear it. I have no idea how long it was making the sound
(we did Summit Point the day before, then the dragstrip), but it probably
got louder after the dragstrip runs.....plus the car was not running well at
the strip at all!!

Ron Porter

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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings


> Very interesting.  Usually a bad rod bearing makes a deeper sound, like
rattling a marble around in a cigar box or a ball bearing in a wooden box.

That's kind of what it sounded like.  The top end actually sounds very good,
but if you kneel down and listen under the car, it sounded like it was
coming from the oil pan and was a lot louder.  It also only made the noise
when revved between 2400 and 2700 rpms.  Above and below this range it was
silent.

Aren't these symptoms classic for those that have had heard their rod
bearings make noise?  Who was it that lost their bearings at the track day
at the SHO convention last summer and limped their car home?

Josh Salaets
95 SHO MTX (See it at: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast)
NWSHOC Member
Aloha (Portland), OR
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