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Originally Posted by Cliff R
No doubt a good bit of that RTV will end up in the oil pump tube pick up screen. I've pulled down PLENTY of engines assembled with
"generous" amounts of it and much like using teflon tape on fuel fittings that chit comes loose and "snakes" it way into everything.
It's been quite a few decades since I used factory cast iron rods but going from memory here the early rods that used oil spurt holes have the bearing tang on the same side and they face TOWARD THE CAMSHAFT.
Your pics, from what I can see of them having them facing AWAY FROM THE CAMSHAFT. IF I am correct everything involved with your spinning and rotating assembly is FUBAR!......
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong here as I don't have the energy to go to out to the shop and dig up a used Pontiac factory rod and not sure I have any made early enough to have spurt holes in them anyhow........
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Just noticed this also, you are correct. Post 629 pic #4, rod is marked #6 or 8 but is definitely in hole #7 and is backwards.
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'72 Lemans, Lucerne Blue, WU2, T41, L78, M22, G80
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