[Shotimes] Rod Bearing Change @190K miles

[bjshov8]

OK, I've got a story about "lugging" engines.
When I was working at my dad's shop back in the early 70's, we had a friend
who was a plumber, and had a 1968 Chevy pickup.  He special ordered a 1966
Impala SS for his wife, with 425hp 427 and 4-speed.  His wife didn't like
driving it so my dad's shop swapped the engines between his pickup and
Impala.  The Impala ended up with a 283 and Powerglide, the pickup ended up
with the 427 and 3-speed trans.  I don't know what happened to the 4-speed.
But back to the subject- this guy would drive that pickup around town, never
getting above 1500 rpm.  In 1st or 2nd gear, he would get to maybe 1500 rpm,
then he would drop into the next gear and chug along.  I always thought what
a waste.


> It is NOT impossible to lug an ATX, and (unfortunately) I have talked to,
> and ridden with, SHO owners who do just that.