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riggsracin
01-06-2010, 07:06 PM
Why do so many 400ex's have worn out wrist pin hole in the rod. i have worked on a few that have a ticking and thats always the problem? any fixes. mabey in the new rod drill a hole to get the pin extra oil.

badboystrue
01-09-2010, 01:10 PM
Taper the in side of the hole.It will cause a small pocket of oil.The problem is first start up.

riggsracin
01-09-2010, 01:12 PM
you got pics

badboystrue
01-09-2010, 02:00 PM
No sorry.Ran into this probem with mine.Been building engines of all kinds for years.And used this idea from a chevy design.solved the problem.

badboystrue
01-09-2010, 02:00 PM
No sorry.Ran into this probem with mine.Been building engines of all kinds for years.And used this idea from a chevy design.solved the problem.