In a message dated 2/11/01 8:25:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, NotaJeep writes:
> OK go with this...the piston is on top dead center..how far would the center > of the crank have to move (bend) to take up ALL the oil clearance? > ..AND..how come the rod bearings that I've seen don't show this "radius > I have seen it in the engine I pulled the rods out of, the bearing wear starts at one edge and slowly moves across the surface. On one engine, all the rod bearings showed the same pattern. On the two center rods the wear was worse. One side was worn off and the second layer of the bearing was showing. Robert
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