Tabe
you cnat just add new bolts as it can shift the rod cap SO you must measure
before and after.
better yet replace them with rebuilt rods

Bob Donalds

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tabe Johnson" <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 9:33 PM
Subject: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX

> To save myself some work, I'm considering this possibility:
> Pull one rod (#3), check it for roundness.  If it's OK,
> put it back with new bolts and off I go.  If it's no good,
> then it's obviously time for new rods.
>
> Thoughts?  Good idea? Bad idea?
>
> tabe johnson/87 westy