Thats one tough rod bolt, to withstand 100 ft. lbs. of torque and not break!
I know, right? One of them did get stripped though. Pretty stupid on my part, I had no idea what I was doing at the time.
I'm wondering if a rod cap has been swapped with the wrong rod?
Unfortunately, I etched numbers and directions on each rod and cap before I ever tore it down so I wouldn't get it mixed up. I wish it had been that simple.
At the moment I have a .001 undersize and a standard in the number 3 rod. I checked all my other rods, and their clearance is sitting right around .0015 (within the range of .001-.003). The number 3 rod is at less than .001 with two undersizes which explains why it's too tight but it goes right into the .0015 range if I use the standard + .001 mix. I'm worried about it, but because the tolerances are so close, I think it'll be alright.
I know it's unorthodox, but I think I'll try it like this. If it starts knocking, I'll know I made the wrong decision.
Here's an article that details mixing .001s and standards, which makes me think it's ok:
http://www.carcraft.com/techarticle...e_engines_bearing_clearance/viewall.htmlGonna try starting it in the next two days, wish me luck!
