[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Ron Porter]

Yeah, the rod bearings on my '95 were trashed at 86K miles. See Rod Bearing
Job:

 http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=rsporter

But, this was an MTX.

One of our suspicions is that MTXs can have more wear if the engine was
lugged around, with poor maintenance playing a lesser role.

Now, you are doing a 3.2, which I assume has spent it's life in front of a
ATX. What did the rest of the engine look like? Was the oil ever changed in
90K+ miles??

Ron Porter 

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of David Schultz
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 1:18 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] rod bearings


This is true.  I am in the process of rebuilding a 3.2l, and have replaced 
the main and rod bearings.  Where as the rods had considerable, but even 
wear, the main bearings had considerably less visible signs of wear and 
probably didn't need replacing.  The rod berings however, did not have much 
life left in them.  This on an engine '94 engine with 90,xxx miles on it.

Dave




>I see it as the other way around. Rod bearings, by design, take more
>punishment and are more susceptible to failure. Mains have a rather easy
>life (relatively speaking). I see the loss of oil pressure due to wear on
>rod bearings.
>
>Ron Porter

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