Re: 356 connecting rod oil hole

Posted by PackardV8 On 2013/2/6 19:44:00

Owen Dyneto:
Yes, i agree. There is no valid reason to block off the oil hole in the rod. My concern was whether or not the pistons were installed correctly. If oil hole was blocked off then perhaps incorrect position of the piston relative to the T slot had occured too by a previous owner. At this point we don't know anything about the pistons in this particular engine. Since there is a rod issue then maybe a piston issue too. Usually a piston issue follows a rodd issue (visa-versa) in these kind of situations where butcher work has been done.

Hopefully the owner of this engine will check the piston position and type of piston.