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Old 07-26-2014, 07:28 PM   #201
D K
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Originally Posted by Sellout View Post
It's actually not uncommon.

Knock creates intense combustion chamber pressures, which dramatically increase the pressure on the rod bearings, the oil gets squeezed out and you have metal to metal contact, bearing spins.
I suppose it's possible, but more likely than not, a spun bearing is due to lack of oiling or possibly even the wrong type of oil.

What oil was he running when he spun the bearing?
Hopefully not the junk they put in the cars at the factory????



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