[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Paul Nimz]

Mark N describe the knock conditions perfectly.  It would knock the worst
not at acceleration nor at deceleration but at the point in between when you
use light throttle to maintain speed.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
To: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>; <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>;
<Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings


> Smae symptoms here. No ticking at idle. Really, really loud at 3000 RPM.
>
> Paul L Fisher
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "'Josh Salaets'" <jsalaets@msn.com>; <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>;
> <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:45 AM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] rod bearings
>
>
> > 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