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Old 08-28-2001, 07:53 AM   #11
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Originally posted by primera man


If the rod was busted the engine would not even go....it would have destroyed it self inside the engine.

As P10DET said......its more then likely a spun bearing.
Yep. The rods rarely break and when they do it's catastrophic. They usually ventilate the block. This is pretty much true when the bearing caps on the rods separate as well.

Spun bearings are not uncommon on the SR20.
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