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Just remember:
When it knocks like that, a rod is getting egged. So it will pay you to have all 8 rods reconed when you do the motor. Refinish King "The Ancient One" > wrote in message ... > > "Refinish King" > wrote in message > ... > > I'm of the mentality: > > > > If one bearing is lose, another one is lurking to get me! > > > > So if I sounded brash, I wasn't at all. I just get nervous that something > is > > going to bite me in the back, and usually does. > > > > I was married, if you get my drift? > > > > Refinish King > > hehehee, oh yeah. > > Another reason I only replaced one was because I figured I would have to > replace the crank anyway, and most reconditioned cranks are at least .010 > undersized, so I would be wasting the money I spent on a whole set. > I just bought one so I could get an accurate reading from that journal, > and was quite surprised when it read so good. > Being somewhat eager to have my truck on the road again, and hoping for > the best, I reassembled it and went for broke. > I've made a couple of trips to town and back and the knocking is not > getting any worse yet, hopefully it will last until I can budget the funds > to fix it right, whatever it takes. > > > > > > > "The Ancient One" > wrote in message > > ... > > > > > > "Refinish King" > wrote in > message > > > ... > > > > The coolant is what did in the bearings: > > > > > > The coolant leak was external, no coolant was ever in the oil, and the > > > garage changed the oil after replacing the gasket to insure there was no > > > contamination from the gasket change. > > > > > > > > > > > not the shop replacing the manifold gaskets. So there are several > > factors > > > at > > > > work here, mainly. The main bearings were never checked. > > > > > > > > Secondly, why did you only replace the one bearing, the sides of the > > > others > > > > could be egged at the parting line. > > > > > > Only one failed the plasti-gauge check, so I only replaced the one. I > > > expected it to still fail the test, but it did not. > > > > > > > > > > > Thirdly, The cam bearings were also etched by the zombie juice that > was > > in > > > > the crank case when the manifold leaked. > > > > > > > > So, if you would have replaced all the rod bearings, all the mains, > > there > > > > would have been 12 less chances for a knock. The mains are most likely > > > lose > > > > and leaking pressure, and the rod bearings are more than likely egged > at > > > the > > > > sides, so when the oil thins out at operating temperature. You lose > the > > > oil > > > > strata that normally quiets the knock hydraulically. > > > > > > > > You might be able to save it in vehicle, but would you want to take > that > > > > chance again, with the price of a good kit, with Sealed Power pistons, > > > cam, > > > > rings, bearings will most likely be sealed power and not cleveite. > but, > > if > > > > you want the best you'll have to pay more. > > > > > > > > Machining it won't cost a lot and the timing chain, cam bearings and > > > freeze > > > > plugs will be in the kit too. > > > > > > > > I hope this helps? > > > > > > Every suggestion helps. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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