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      09-30-2013, 07:40 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by aussiem3 View Post
You're one lucky guy to walk away making money than spending money. This bearing thing is like cancer. By the time it comes to a head it's full blown and too late. Kaput. Bang.

I think people who are way out of warranty, the best thing to do is to drive the car hard and enjoy it, rather than worry about it. If the bearings are bad regardless of the way you drive, it will blow up at some time in the future.
That's such a blanket statement. I'm not denying that these rod bearings are troublesome, but to say that these engines are 100% going to fail is just not true.
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