OT-Sonoma third door
From : billy
Q: on 24 jul 2005 153629 -0400 snoman uselinktoemail@autoforumz.com wrote christopher thompson wrote then wheres the fun in having the hemi if you cant turn er loose = in a heavy suv/truck it is a lot more show than go. you mean that theres a reason for the word hemi to be in big ugly letters on those durangos mac i thought the letters was one of the more appealing features. seriously we have got to get them to do something about those grills! .
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From : billy
max dodge wrote i guess the concept of micing the journal to see if its still round is too complicated just slap another bearing in it never works out the way you think it should. it is too much trouble if the knock just started and the bearing is not burnt. if the journal is still smooth and nothing is burnt it will not be out of round enough to worry about it if at all. if it is pounding all the time which it is notit is a different matter but it is not by this post. you tend to try to make thing more complicated than they need to be at times. btw i have seen some pretty bad jouranls do fine for a long time in new bearings that boost oil film pressure. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-98-9l-bearing-problem-ftopict130465.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=636939 .
From : christopher thompson
thanks for all the suggestions. now any recommendations on where to look for a good quality short/long block or companies to stay away from thanks again. on sun 24 jul 2005 144656 gmt steve scott sscott1@twcny.rr.com wrote the 5.9l motor in my 98 2500 quad cab has developed a lower end knock. its most noticeable on start for a few seconds but its always there just much quieter. this truck has about 100k on it. my thought is a rod bearing but i guess it could be a main bearing. other than this the motor runs strong. we pull a 5000 pound trailer about 200 miles every weekend for several months. were looking to possibly be pulling for longer distances next year. are there any reasons to not putting rod and/or main bearings in or is a short block the only way to go thanks for any suggestions. .