Thanks guys, sorry I failed to mention that this is a redo that I spun a bearing in back in 1982, been sitting in my 67 Cougar since then so the rods were tapped out back before that, I just don't remember what I torqued them to (been 45 years) back in the day. Seems like I remember Ron saying not to use the washers for some reason. Make any sense? By the way the spun bearing was due to lack of oil, the bolts were ok and tight. The rods have now been resized.
Thanks again,
JK.