Rod knock...

[JustaxPHX@aol.com]

Yesterday morning, while driving into the office to work some overtime -- 
it's April and I'm in the tax biz -- I thought I heard the lifters start 
getting noisy and since it was time to change the oil, I wasn't too concerned 
about it.  However, yesterday evening, after I had changed the oil, I got to 
hear it better ... unfortunately, it sounds like I've got a bad rod bearing.  
Since it's got 143k on it (the last 61k of which are mine), I guess I can't 
totally complain but the timing certainly sucks.

I plan to drop the oil pan later today and take a good look ... assuming it 
is a rod bearing, what are the odds that throwing in a new set of bearings 
will last me at least another year?  I'm also assuming I can replace them 
from underneath ... any BTDTs will be appreciated.  Oh, it's an '89 200q...

JG