Motor shakes ?
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Motor shakes ?
do 429 motors have directional pistons and if so is weight inside or out ? Im not used 2 a hotrod motor maybe its the cam im hearing lol Motor was just rebuilt. Thx Rick
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also if i have 2 pull motor apart again.Just so i dont have 2 do this again lol .Rod caps have a arrow also so all i have 2 do is make sure rod cap arrow and piston notch is pointed at front and im ok right ? Thx
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Originally Posted by mark a.
I believe all v-8 pistons have offset pins. There should be a notch or a arrow pointing to the front. If you put one in backwards it will have a nock / rattle at highway speeds.
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Originally Posted by SL1CKR1CK
also if i have 2 pull motor apart again.Just so i dont have 2 do this again lol .Rod caps have a arrow also so all i have 2 do is make sure rod cap arrow and piston notch is pointed at front and im ok right ? Thx
If all the #'s are facing out on the rods and the notch / arrow on the piston is facing to the rear, then the piston is on the rod backwards.
Last edited by mark a.; Nov 10, 2004 at 09:13 AM.
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Just out of curiousity.... Who assembled the rotating assembly? And to add to Mark A. comment, one side of the connecting rod will have a beveled/rounded egde while the other is a 90 degree/flat endge. The flat edge is for both conrods to swing while next to one another. The #'s are for what position it was assembled in. Not all conrod caps are marked from the factory. But the stamping is to help you reinstall the right cap on the rod for inspecting the bearings.
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