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Greg Reimer 7376 · 04-16-2012, 08:51 AM

Change the bolts and resize. Not worth it. Rod big end failure is always a disaster. I blew up a 327 last year because metal fatigue in the big end caught up with time,use,and eternity. Oh, yes. Last time I used a Fram oil filter will always be the last time. Seems the engine lost oil pressure with it from about 1800 rpm on up. Changed the oil pump,same thing. The plastic filter paper support was collapsing and plugging the filter outlet. AC Delco 1218 went on, fixed it instantly.

04-16-2012, 08:51 AM	#5
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,136 Likes: 172 Liked 705 Times in 219 Posts	Re: changing rod bolts? Change the bolts and resize. Not worth it. Rod big end failure is always a disaster. I blew up a 327 last year because metal fatigue in the big end caught up with time,use,and eternity. Oh, yes. Last time I used a Fram oil filter will always be the last time. Seems the engine lost oil pressure with it from about 1800 rpm on up. Changed the oil pump,same thing. The plastic filter paper support was collapsing and plugging the filter outlet. AC Delco 1218 went on, fixed it instantly.