mfg Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Trivia...Studebaker Avanti "R" engines utilize 'floating' piston pins....True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 sort of....floating in the piston, clamped in the rod......unless it is an R3 and up then it's shrunk in the rod. I like bushed rods with full floating , however you need pin locks in the pistons to run these. It's a good idea to use them on R3, or R4 engines too as I have seen where the pin worked loose from the rods and score the cylinder walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 sort of....floating in the piston, clamped in the rod......unless it is an R3 and up then it's shrunk in the rod. I like bushed rods with full floating , however you need pin locks in the pistons to run these. It's a good idea to use them on R3, or R4 engines too as I have seen where the pin worked loose from the rods and score the cylinder walls. Great explanation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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