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Re: [Spridgets] small bore con rod orientation

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] small bore con rod orientation
From: Lester Ewing via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:56:03 -0500
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The other way is to loosely install one con rod to crank, rotate crank.=20=


 If rod hits block then install is backward. This is caused by not =
CAREFULLY looking at diagram of crank and block.


Lester

 BTW  there is NOT enough meat in the block to grind away clearance,  in =
case it comes up.


> On Oct 29, 2020, at 3:26 PM, Mark Haynes via Spridgets =
<spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Thanks! How did I miss that? so the bolt heads go towards the cam as I =
thought.
> Mark Haynes
> It only goes one way- Pay It Forward
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> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 1:49 PM Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net =
> Here ya go....
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> > On Oct 29, 2020, at 3:19 PM, Mark Haynes via Spridgets =
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> > So I'm about ready to put the pistons on the rods for my new 948, =
the pistons are pop-ups with valve cutouts so they must be oriented =
properly when mounted to the rods. The trouble is that I didn't =
disassemble this engine and can't find anything that tells me which way =
the rods go in and its been 10 years since I assembled a 948.=20
> > The block is on the stand, if I'm looking down at the block and the =
oil filter and genny mount are next to me, are the rod bolt heads =
pointing towards me or away from me?   I'm thinking that they should =
point away from me towards the cam, but it's 50:50 whether I'm right or =
not.
> > TIA for the help
> > Mark Haynes
> > It only goes one way- Pay It Forward
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class=3D"">The other way is to loosely install one con rod to crank, =
rotate crank.&nbsp;<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">&nbsp;If rod hits block then install is backward. This is =
caused by not CAREFULLY looking at diagram of crank and block.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Lester</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">&nbsp;BTW &nbsp;there is NOT enough meat in the block to =
grind away clearance, &nbsp;in case it comes up.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct 29, 2020, at 3:26 PM, =
Mark Haynes via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Thanks! How did I miss that? so the bolt heads go towards the =
cam as I thought.<br class=3D""><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div class=3D"">Mark Haynes<br class=3D""></div>It =
only goes one way- Pay It Forward<br class=3D""></div></div></div><br =
class=3D""></div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 1:49 PM Rick =
Fisk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:refisk@chartermi.net"; =
class=3D"">refisk@chartermi.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Here ya go....<br class=3D"">
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Sent from my keyboard<br class=3D"">
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&gt; On Oct 29, 2020, at 3:19 PM, Mark Haynes via Spridgets &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D"">
&gt; <br class=3D"">
&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br class=3D"">
&gt; So I'm about ready to put the pistons on the rods for my new 948, =
the pistons are pop-ups with valve cutouts so they must be oriented =
properly when mounted to the rods. The trouble is that I didn't =
disassemble this engine and can't find anything that tells me which way =
the rods go in and its been 10 years since I assembled a 948. <br =
class=3D"">
&gt; The block is on the stand, if I'm looking down at the block and the =
oil filter and genny mount are next to me, are the rod bolt heads =
pointing towards me or away from me?&nbsp; &nbsp;I'm thinking that they =
should point away from me towards the cam, but it's 50:50 whether I'm =
right or not.<br class=3D"">
&gt; TIA for the help<br class=3D"">
&gt; Mark Haynes<br class=3D"">
&gt; It only goes one way- Pay It Forward<br class=3D"">
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