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Originally Posted by Jay S
If the bearings were just look at around a year ago while repairing an issue with the dipstick, and they looked good. Given the time frame and miles this all happened, it really should not have happened. If it hadn’t been for that inspection, I would agree it was just time, and for sure it has enough miles on it now it doesn’t owe really you anything. After an inspection, for the short amount of time and miles since then, it sure would be nice to find a smoking gun. Maybe it traces back to the fuel pump going out on the EFI, or something not quite put back together correctly after the inspection. Those are the best things it could be. The worst are something that gets overlooked and put back to kill the next overhaul.
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I never pulled a rod bearing, just the main cap needed to pound in the new dipstick. So I never really could determine health of the rod bearings.
It's certainly possible that the issues I was having earlier in the year may have contributed.
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Originally Posted by Formulas
Are those stock rods sporting ARP bolts? .... Maybe they were not resized ....... No rod big end side play or very little? a few rod caps misplaced? fits with ruined bearings as well
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The hardware appeared to be stock hardware. #1 and #2 had extremely minimal side clearance. To the point that you could get anything in between the rod big ends. Not without the use of a hammer to drive something between them.