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Most generous and yes I will be glad to pay shipping for two, however, the one I need to replace measures 0.975 inches flat side to flat side on the big end and I need one at least 0.980 to achieve proper side play. I know its asking alot on top of free, but could you possibly measure yours and...

The picture of the the one you already fixed looks as if you might be able to use a pair of side cutters (dykes) to grab the nail head under its lip and thus squeeze to begin the removal. Taking the bend out of the line (if there is one) might also help. Cutting the line and making a short...

Sorry, guess I misplaced that link. Thanks. Specs show 12 thou as limit for rod side clearance and I can pass a 16 thou feeler gauge, so guess my shop either didn't check it or though I wouldn't. Rats! I assume I would be a fool not to tear it down again and make them fix this. Just spoke with...

Just installed rods/pistons and I checked side play of rods big end and found that the one replacement rod (due to extremely spun bearing) measures .016 whereas others are about .011. My machine shop guy was glib enough to say "gee, 4 thou is nothing", but I will check with the re-builders group...

Ok, guess I had that coming.

Thanks tons, great pic makes this super clear.

Maybe a dumb question, but my machine shop removed pistons from rods to re-con and change pistons to +.020, but now I'm ready to reassemble and unsure which way oil spray hole in rods should face. Makes sense they face the thrust side so that would mean oil holes face passenger side as seen from...

Sorry, missed that thread, my bad.

This all began as a swap from a n/a 7m auto car to a turbo 5-speed. I bought an ebay engine with trans from a Canadian vendor that promised "the pictured item is what you are buying" only to receive an engine with an auto trans flex plate and a 5-speed locked in 2nd gear. After buying the...

I also wondered what the ra 30 means. Suppose it is a measure of surface roughness or "grit" but I am unfamiliar with the term "ra". Also, does anyone recommend changing the stock rod bolts for ARP type or are stock adequate?

Thanks to everyone for your responses and now that I have the crank out I can see that the #1 rod does have damage and must come out = pull the head. At this stage a complete overhaul is the only way to go so now I need to do my homework on parts choices. Seems as though my local machine shop...

Just tore down my JDM "low mileage" that trashed a rod bearing within 100 miles of changing to synthetic oil. The rod bearing for # 1 was entirely gone (remnants in the pan) and I've built many engines but this is the first time I've found the bearing entirely gone. Usually the spun bearing is...

Maybe it was just a coincidence but after reading the oil info article I changed my perfectly running GTE to 0-40 mobil 1 ( the only 0- oil I could find locally) and the car spun a rod bearing withing 100 miles with the oil pressure never dropping from normal. Before the change pressure was a...

Recently read the A e Haas oil 101 et. seq. series and decided to change the oil in my perfectly running 7M GTE to 0-40 synthetic and within 150 miles spun a rod bearing. Just had gotten car running following a used JDM transplant about 1500 miles ago and thought all was well. Oil pressure...

Just did a JDM turbo 5 speed swap into a 87 na/auto and there are lots of issues. JDM's will have the wrong engine harness (cz they're right side steering) and be sure not to buy from a firm in Canada. I did from ebay site and got burned big time.

Thanks for the good info. I found that I had failed to tighten one of the hose clamps to the 3000 pipe and after fixing that, cleared codes and all is well. Car runs strong and no codes set. Idle is rough, but engine sat for years before I got it and IAC may need cleaning and injectors are...

Thanks guys, no filter cause don't have a stock turbo unit and the after market unit I got (k&n) adapter plate doesn't fit (but I can drill new holes for mounting) and excited to test engine. I know, everybody has excuses. As for son driving, its supposed to be his car but so far I've done all...

New build just ran fine 1 hour test run yesterday, but son took it out today for short test and ran fine until he ran hard in 2nd, 3rd and 4th when engine started missing and set three codes. As this is a new build, I wonder if a computer connection may have failed, or ? Do these three codes...

I am just completing the exact same swap and hope you can avoid some of my mistakes. I bought a JDM engine/trans listed on ebay from a seller in Canada. The parts were listed as having less than 50k miles and came with wiring and computer and the ad said I was buying exactly what was shown in...

So I checked for shaft play as installing engine, but it had been sitting several years and thou shaft seemed tight then, now after running it had side play enough to hear a click when you shift it, I would guess 10 thou or more. No end play that I can feel. Guess the seal is leaking oil to the...