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    number one main if any rod bearing are going south number one will show trash on it if its nocking what many time sound like rod to some is a busted flex plate loose fly wheel bolts converter bolts.if looking at the rods you will see them turn black to blue if spun .be alot of grit i oil filter . looking at the rod were the bearing sets in the housing bore. you should see in print of the back of bearing shell in the rod housing you want see all cross hatch if you do not .then it could be finished the big of rod has no crush on the bearing. if they started to spin there should see fretting in the rod bore .then what comes next is the bearing shell welding it.s self to rod bore . if you can get a photo on here of rod big end were bearing sets in th housing bore of rod. the backing side of one of the rod bearings
    Last edited by pat mccarthy; 07-17-2014 at 06:48 PM.
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