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    Oil pressure gauge. What bar/psi do you have?

    0>80 will do the job you have a few options where to mount the sender. As luck would have it I'm not at home (In Sydney for a couple of days) or I'd link the pic I did with all the ports marked .
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    Failed MHG install? Now what??

    Bi metal engines "move" the idea is to have a perfectly flat surface on each side of the uncompressible MHG so it will clamp down and seal, no flat/flat no seal, a composite actually works better with a rough finish. The Upgraded hardware prevents lifting the head under load, the initial Tq...
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    Extremely high oil pressure

    Stuck relief will usually blow the o-ring out of the filter on the first start, then again it's a 1J so might not have enough Tq :runaway:
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    Failed MHG install? Now what??

    Block and Head expand at 2 different rates, might have been leaky when cold and sealed up when hot ;) Luck of the draw kinda thing.
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    Failed MHG install? Now what??

    MHG on a twice BHG'd block was always going to end in tears, replace it with an OEM and you might get lucky for another 10>15.
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    Failed MHG install? Now what??

    So you didn't machine the block and timing case?
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    These 4 big-a** bolts on top of head. Wat are they?

    They're the secret Ninja Power Up bolts, turn at your own risk.....
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    Main bearing clearances?!

    Castrol LMM grease IS Moly based and what I've used to assemble engines for 30+ years, 1/10th the cost of tubes in a 500gram tub.
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    Main bearing clearances?!

    Can't go that small on the journals without having the Crank reheattreated, the induction hardening on a stock crank is very shallow, only about 12 thou deep.
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    7M-GTE poor idle after fresh rebuild

    Keep in mind the ECU has to relearn all the variables after being unplugged for so long.
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    Main bearing clearances?!

    Can you get a pic of the back of the dead bearing?
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    What is this gasket called and where can I get it????

    Wonder if it's the same site with all the Virus's that hosted a bunch of Group A pics awhile back....
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    Main bearing clearances?!

    The bearing touches the crank for whatever reason, usually no oil pressure this causes the locating tangs on the bearing flaten out and the bearing shell sticks to the crank and spins inside the Rod, if it's spun a bearing the rod HAS to be resized.
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    Help with a part number please

    Very welcome Justin!
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    Main bearing clearances?!

    Do you actually know what a "Spun Bearing" is or are you just using the term to describe normal rod knock?
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    Help with a part number please

    My "guess" is the cheaper one is the gasket only the dearer one is + plastic cover. Jeff Lange would be able to tell you for sure.
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    Main bearing clearances?!

    If it spun a bearing that Rod needs to be resized before you go any further.
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    MK3 BBK Kit!!!

    So you're making a Big Brake Kit Kit?? If it's cheap enough people could get the $$$ from the ATM Machine :D Be interesting to see what you come up with Seth!
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    What is this gasket called and where can I get it????

    A smear of High Temp Copper Silicone will help if you reuse it.