marking rod and pistons

[James L Miller]

Originally Posted by GTX JOHN

David: I am surprised....Every 340 production rod I have every seen
is numbered 1 to 8 to Cylinder. Never had a problem stamping including
pistons. Excepting Some Chinese aftermarket stuff (Re: 440 Source rods)

Almost all or all of the Chrysler V8s I've taken apart had the rods numbered (subject to old geezer memory). The number was maybe .09"-.12" tall as best as I can remember. I have a 340 on the engine stand, so I'll take a look tomorrow once the rain blows through. I probably wouldn't stamp the rods once the big ends were resized and new rod bolts installed. I think the rod bore only has a .0005" total tolerance on the bore size.