Alright so I picked up my first eclipse ever earlier this year and It has a spun rod bearings internally and I have no idea for how long they have been like that. However, I really don't trust the original owner to have taken care of it since he let it sit for the last 2 years and he told me the reason why was the ALT. The ALT is fine but the engine rattles around 4k and above. So because the rods are probably going to need to sent to the machine shop anyway and I had access to a fresh block with new crank bearings and fresh crank for 50 bucks I just decided I'd go with an all new or remanufactured short block that I would build in my garage. This means block, pistons, rods, and a freshly rebuilt head and cams. It also allows me to rebuild the majority of the engine outside of the car meaning I can move it around my driveway for a bit longer while I build.

I'm starting on the rod and piston assembly asap and the first issue I'm running into is how the rods are supposed to go. My new pistons have a F for front and an STD and arrow point which way goes towards the front of the engine. However I have no idea which way the rods go and my haynes manual doesn't say anything about it. These are press in so finding out is fairly important because I really can't go back if I make a mistake. Here's hoping someone on here knows which way the rods go on a 420A. I'm assuming the print on the side of the connecting rod goes forward but I really don't know.

Any help would be awesome thanks