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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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Ok guys I have a bent rod in my 318,. Where do I go from here,fix just the one cyclinder for now or wait until I can rebuild the whole thing, or go to the salvage yard and buy a used one? Thanks
 
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 10:24 AM
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Trouble is, what ELSE did the rod take with it when it failed? Did the crank journal get bunged up?

'Nother question would be: WHY did the rod fail?
 

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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 11:10 AM
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take the whole rotating assembly to the machine shop

please dont buy a used rod from the scrapyard
 
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