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Old 10-08-2019, 09:05 PM   #13
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Default Re: #4 Piston Removal

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Originally Posted by tubman View Post
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it".
I bought a running '57 Ranchero with a 292 back in the 70's. It had a little light tap in the top end. I ran the engine for quite a while. Then one day I was driving about 65 mph and suddenly I heard "th-th-th-BANG". I mashed the clutch, looked in the rear view mirror, and saw oil in the road behind me. The rod had broken below the piston and wiped out the block. I could wiggle the rod stub on the piston pin when I tore it down. My theory was that the bushing wasn't level on the pin and was causing the rod to bend slightly with every stroke, resulting in fatigue/failure.
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