I'm a page off here but I wanted to add this. I can only seem to
post off my phone, problem with the site or my computer. Rod
was that engine apart resently? I have seen and heard of that
happening a couple times on 8.3's. But the engines have been
apart shortly before its happened. We had a 1660 do that also
when I worked at the dealer. And a 9240 had a connecting rod
that the wrist pin bushing failed. After that we only bought
reman rods through CASE. And I still do. Last ones were
$120. But I haven't had a problem. I see Abilene Machine has
them for $60, but I'm not that daring. I wonder if the failed rods
were torqed correctly? Meaning so many foot pounds then the
torqe turn method. The CASE Magnum service manual shows
everything in newton meters which needs to be converted to
foot pounds for most of us here.
post off my phone, problem with the site or my computer. Rod
was that engine apart resently? I have seen and heard of that
happening a couple times on 8.3's. But the engines have been
apart shortly before its happened. We had a 1660 do that also
when I worked at the dealer. And a 9240 had a connecting rod
that the wrist pin bushing failed. After that we only bought
reman rods through CASE. And I still do. Last ones were
$120. But I haven't had a problem. I see Abilene Machine has
them for $60, but I'm not that daring. I wonder if the failed rods
were torqed correctly? Meaning so many foot pounds then the
torqe turn method. The CASE Magnum service manual shows
everything in newton meters which needs to be converted to
foot pounds for most of us here.
