Soggy is mistaken- - - -NO 235/261 engines had Babbited rods- - - - -that stopped with the 216's. 1941-53 235's had Babbit rods, bit there were NEVER any Babbit-rod 261's! 1954-up 235/261 engines have replaceable rod bearings, not Babbit rods.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
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