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How do you know if rods are out of round?

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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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How do you know if rods are out of round?

I'm rebuilding a 3.1 and all the rod bearings had the most wear on the ends of the bearings. Is this normal?

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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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Re: How do you know if rods are out of round?

yes. you measure it up and down and side to side to see if its out of round
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