Interesting thing about the oil hole in the rod. In days past when we had
found that the oil hole indeed was the problem and could not use alternate
rods, we would pull down the rod from the crank, spray acetone on the rod
around the oil hole, spray on the crack detect stuff and do the check with
the untra viloet light. It saved pulling the entire engine down all the
time . It saved a lot of engines for us.
----- Original Message -----
From: <RDWISMER@AOL.COM>
To: <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>; <jwheeler@robus.com>;
<Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.uk>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: Weight of revolving mass
>
>
> The late Mike Belfer recommended no more than two racing seasons
on
> lightened production rods. He also shotpeened [stress relieved] the oil
hole.
> He told me this after my lightened rods without stressed relieved or
filled
> oil holes let go in Corner Five at Blackhawk Farms. Since then I have used
> Corrello rods without incident. That includes many racing miles [shift
point
> 6000] and occasional excursions to 7000........................Bob Wismer
>
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