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
ride" that you discribe?

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