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How do the connecting rod bearings work on an early 221 Flathead?

Ed shows that the rod bearings are wide, and that two connecting rods share one bearing. The bearing is not fixed: it spins on the rod and also spins on the crank.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

connecting rod bearings

Applicable scope

1938 Ford Flathead V8, 21-stud, 221 cubic inch, as Ed describes it