spun rod bearings, what needs replacing?
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spun rod bearings, what needs replacing? i ended up spinning 5 of 8 rod bearings in my engine the other day, it only ran for about literally 15secs as soon as i heard the noise shut it off and never started again, upon tear down the rods (forged rpm Hbeam rods) have no marks or scoring at all and the rod side of the bearing are perfect looking minus a darker spot on 2, but feel no diff when running finger over them, the crank though has scoring and all so i know the cranks trash, i found alot of metal shavings in my pan and the oil was very glittery.
my question is what else should be replaced on my rebuild because of metal shavings getting in things, was going to do new lifters and oil pump then just wash the hell out of eveything else and do new main and rod bearings on rebuild.
anything else you all recommend doing or replacing?
will a reman crank from autozone be as strong as stock?
my question is what else should be replaced on my rebuild because of metal shavings getting in things, was going to do new lifters and oil pump then just wash the hell out of eveything else and do new main and rod bearings on rebuild.
anything else you all recommend doing or replacing?
will a reman crank from autozone be as strong as stock?
Last edited by ToxicWS6; Jun 17, 2013 at 12:29 PM.
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I'd just take your crank in and have it checked out at a shop, be cheaper to have a shop machine/polish your existing one then getting a reman from Autozone. Then just get undersized bearings, and you should be ok.
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the person who put the short block together mixed the rod caps up with the matching rods on 4 of them, its aftermarket forged Hbeams
minus money would u say turning my crank be more reliable then what idget from autozone?
how would i get the whole assmebly balanced, i doubt it was
minus money would u say turning my crank be more reliable then what idget from autozone?
how would i get the whole assmebly balanced, i doubt it was
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the person who put the short block together mixed the rod caps up with the matching rods on 4 of them, its aftermarket forged Hbeams
minus money would u say turning my crank be more reliable then what idget from autozone?
how would i get the whole assmebly balanced, i doubt it was
minus money would u say turning my crank be more reliable then what idget from autozone?
how would i get the whole assmebly balanced, i doubt it was
The problem now is you have metal shavings all throughout your motor. Really, you should disassemble and have everything cleaned.
If you put a crank kit in it, I'm sure it will be fine for a while but IMO you will shorten the life of that new motor once all those metal pieces get moved around in your engine.
BTW, I agree with just getting your crank turned at a machine shop.
If you put a crank kit in it, I'm sure it will be fine for a while but IMO you will shorten the life of that new motor once all those metal pieces get moved around in your engine.
BTW, I agree with just getting your crank turned at a machine shop.
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ok, yeah i was going to do a full disassemble and clean everything and then do an oil change after a drive around the block then another at like 400-500miles to make sure i got everything out
