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    '81 Connecting rod big end bore diameter?

    I'm fixing up an '81 engine and there is scoring on the big end of the connecting rod. Does anybody know/have a source for the big end bore diameter for the conn rod? Since the Haynes manual only has the small end bore diameter and I have not been able to find this spec elsewhere.
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    Replacing a connecting rod bearing (lower), help please...

    So I fired up my '81 xs400 last week with no problem. But when I took it for a ride there was this knocking sound comming from deep in the engine, loud too. So yesterday I tore my top end off to find the problem, looks like I got a messed up connecting rod bearing on the right side. After...
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