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Old 12-09-2003, 02:43 AM
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Originally posted by PaulC
Doesn't the fact that this baby is a 350SDL make such considerations moot? I thought that the 350 connecting rods were to engine durability what static electricity was to the Hindenburg.
IIRC, it's a game of Russian Roulette as much as anything else. Some 350SD's have the problem, while others don't. At that mileage, I'd guess that either that engine's safe, has been replaced, or is ready to go...but I'll quickly admit to not being an authority on the OM60x engines
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