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Nov 26, 2003 | 08:27 PM

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grain of sand=1 CRX=0

yup i just got owned by a grain of sand....
earlyer today the newly built CRX was acting odd and got crapyer but the second and well I towed it to the shop took it apart and my rod bearings are shot...

the thing that sucks is i spend about 2hours cleaning the crank and rods so this wouldent happen...but i missed somthing and now I am out a new set or rod bearings...ya life sucks but whata you gonna do i will try and post pics soon...
at this point im just laughing it off but t sux i have put so much time in this damn car and now I have to do another brake in....

but at least the crank is fine so thats a relif...but anyway i just thought I would share my misfortune witht the rest of you
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Nov 26, 2003 | 08:36 PM

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good luck.

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Nov 26, 2003 | 08:40 PM

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Sorry to hear, hopefully everything is up an running again soon.

Nov 26, 2003 | 08:59 PM

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shit happens, its never perfect... good luck though

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Nov 26, 2003 | 09:38 PM

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you don't need to break in bearings.

Nov 27, 2003 | 11:11 AM

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man art -

well i swapped in my fully rebuilt sohc last night into my 91 hatch

a few more parts and some wiring and we'll be starting it by early next week!!!! then we shall see, because there are always things that come up..always

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Nov 27, 2003 | 12:36 PM

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where the hell are you building your motor that got sand in it?!? There arent any deserts in fl as far as I kno?

Nov 27, 2003 | 02:18 PM

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yeah, but there are beaches. and you know that stuff grass grows in and you track it into the house/shop on your shoes.

Nov 27, 2003 | 03:52 PM

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well the block was sitting for a while befor I purchest it...I took it apart and cleaned it from top to bottom with cleaner but i must have missed a spot but there was debrie in the engine hence the cleaning and well you know the rest of the story LOL the only thing I can do is laugh it off and put in the new rod bearings...and repalce the oil pump with one of my other oil pump's....thank god for spare parts LOL but Im gonna put another 500 miles on the bearings befor I start to open it up the new rings are broken in and seated but I dont see this as the last of the problems with the rex it has been a problimatic pproject from day one...but what are you gonna do
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