The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Bearing rods on a 235???

I was just wondering if the later model bearing rods (1955 and up) would work on a 1951 235? If so, would any modification be needed on the crank? Is this a common swap? I hear the bearing rods are more effective and eliminate the fear of the pins wearing out and slipping into the cylinder wall like in the earlier models! Yikes! Please let me know...

Nope, impossible! The splash-oil rods have the bearing material bonded to the rod, and there's a big hole in the rod cap to let the oil from the dipper find its way inside. If you managed to get a set of late-model rods and bearings bolted in, the crankshaft would burn up in a matter of minutes due to lack of lubrication.

Wrist pins getting into cylinder walls? Where did you hear that old wives' tale? There have been untold thousands of stovebolt engines made, and probably millions of miles traveled, with no problems with wrist pin clamp bolts getting loose. A mechanic with a bad case of Budweiser fever would be the only thing to cause that problem, I believe.
Jerry

Thanks, Hotrod Lincoln. I expected as much. Oh well.