Alright guys...school's almost out for Christmas break, so I'll soon have more time to work on the ol' 2 Ton! Hopefully get it running and driving again by 2018! I've been wondering a lot about this lately.... when I took the engine apart, I noticed 3 or 4 of the Pal lock nuts on the connecting rods were missing. They weren't in the oil pan, and my used oil tank has a screen on it, so I know they didn't end up in there. I do know someone has been in the engine and adjusted the shim packs before, so I'm thinking whoever did it 40+ years ago either broke or lost some of the nuts. My question is, how necessary are these nuts? When I was re-assembling the engine, my now-late grandpa told me on these low speed engines they would be fine if it was missing some, so I just put everything back together like it was. Now that I've had a while to stew over it while I'm away in school, my conscience is telling me I need to pull the oil pan again, order new lock nuts, and install them. What do you guys think? It ran for probably 40 years like it was, missing a few of the lock nuts, so should I follow my gut, open her back up, and put them in? Or should I just not worry about it? I've since learned it's not always best to listen to just one opinion (ie, grandpa in my case), so I'd like to know what you guys think. Thanks!
