Problem is a bit more complicated than that, if I recall from Boston Bob's website. It's more a problem of stretching main rod end bolts that create the problem over time. They stretch, the rod end elongates opening up for loss of oil pressure and something seizes, and the rod comes through the case, The fix is a different rod end bolt. Hopefully you get a repair before fatal internal failure. Bob goes into this in depth. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Stuart MacMillan wrote: > The problem with the > 2.1s is they tend to throw rods if the bearings are worn, so it's not a bad > idea to add an oil pressure gauge. > > |
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