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Originally Posted by eschaider
When you look at the cost of the bolts and reconditioning the rods the purchase of new H-Beams will start to look very attractive.
Ed
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Ed,
I agree. What's involved in putting in the new rods? I know I have to disassemble the engine. At that point, I guess I'll have to balance everything and install new rod bearings. Do I have to pull the crank if it's not damaged? I'll have to put in new rings, I certainly can't reinstall the old rings. As long as the pistons are out, I should probably get the cylinders rehoned, which means removing the crank, which means .........jeez, I'm looking at a whole rebuild here. I guess I'll just leave it as is. Either that or try what Nick says - throw in the bolts and plastiguage it and see what happens. I guess I have to decide what has the better chance of going wrong - blowing up the engine due to stock bolts, or blowing it up because the rod ends were slightly out of round.