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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 07:54 PM
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Connecting rod!!!
I was wondering if somebody could tell me which way the connecting rod installs into the motor. Otherwords which way the dots face.

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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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If you look at the big end of the rod, one side is chamfered where the bearing goes. The chamfered side always faces the crank throws. In other words, the 2 flat sides from opposing rods face eachother.

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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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I am still a little confused. Are you saying that the dots are facing each other or not? I am tring to find out with way the connecting rod connects to the crank.

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