[Shotimes] Rod Bearings/Scratch Head

[Mike Murphy]

That was my first thought.....like the oil isn't getting in there.

We doubled checked everything on the crank/pan stuff to make sure it was 
clean.   All looked well. ?!?!?!

Murph



From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
To: "'Mike Murphy'" <murphymike@hotmail.com>, <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Rod Bearings/Scratch Head
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:04:55 -0500

Sounds like there light be something lodged in the crank that is preventing
the oil from getting to those journals to me. A big flake of bearing
perhaps? The bearing bewing melted kind would point me to believin that
there is a real lack of lubrication there.


Bruce J Malachuk

*	94 Opal Frost MTX
*	93 Emerald Green MTX
*	93 Black ATX - parts
*	95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO


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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mike Murphy
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 2:35 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Rod Bearings/Scratch Head

Here is one I haven't heard of before...sorry for the long story:

On my Supercharged Car the tuning took a dump on me and I backfired through
the motor  which hair-line cracked two pistons (5 & 6.)

I replaced the pistons with two from a parts motor.   Present rodbearings
looked good and installed/torqued them to spec.   Buttoned her all up.

Fired her up and got a rod bearing knock (insert cuss words.)

I eased her 10 miles over to Texan Tony's house.    Pulled the two rod
bearings out and they were almost melted/very coppered.   Luckily the crank
was not scored.  Pulled no. 2 bearing out and it was fine.

Tony put in brand new rod bearings on the pistons/assembly lubed etc.
Buttoned her up to spec and same rod bearing knock again.

?????????????????????????????

Thanks mucho,
Murph
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