Re: Connecting Rod Alignment?

Posted by PackardV8 On 2008/4/8 11:37:14

Check Plymouth flatheads ca 1946. I think u will find that the cam is on the right side and the spec is to place the t slot to the left. Ditto for the T slot for Studebaker and Willys flatheads of the 40's and 50's. BUT DOUBLE CHECK my claim on those MAKES. I believe the T slot toward rite side also holds for the 30's - 50's inline OHV's of other makes.

One other thing to look for is any wrist pin offset of the piston pin bosses. THere mite not be any and then again there mite be. I've ran into both on the same engine depending on manufaturer of piston. The offset can be as little .010 inch and as much as 1/10 inch or none at all. That would help to determine the direction of the piston. You can NOT depend on the supplier of the piston to know wheather or not there is offset. U have to measure for it yourself.