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Old 03-15-2018, 01:58 AM   #12
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Default Re: Rod knockin'

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Originally Posted by Chris Haynes View Post
When I bought the car I pulled the head and replaced it with a 5.5. I noticed 4 new pistons and 8 new valves with very little carbon. That is all I know about the engine. Idle and low RPM is fine anything above that results in loud clatter.

Same symptoms my 29 had when I bought it. My center main was totally gone. All the babbit was in the bottom of the pan.
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