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    Rod and Main bearing question

    I ordered oem bearings number for number, and installed a new oil pump.
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    Rod and Main bearing question

    I agree that it looks like it has made contact.
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    Rod and Main bearing question

    Vancouver isn't that cold but the car came from Alberta, which gets pretty fkin cold. The crank journal looked perfect though.
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    Rod and Main bearing question

    Found the oem bearings overseas for $180 canadian, shipped. I will be running this engine in an offroad truck so I will aim for .002", checked with mic's and telescopic gauges. The worn out bearings are probably a few tenths bigger than the new ones, they won't be any smaller I'll tell you that...
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    Rod and Main bearing question

    Also here's some pics of the rod bearings, 1 and 3 are the worst and look like this: The babbit layer is pretty spotty and rough looking, and these bearings are loose in the caps. Like they are almost squished into a tighter "C" shape. Any ideas what would cause this? Previous owner says head...
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    Rod and Main bearing question

    Would it not tighten up some of the looser clearances if I went up a size though? The size difference is about .0002" if I remember correctly
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    Rod and Main bearing question

    Alright so I'm freshening up a 7mgte I picked up, found arp's and oem head gasket already done so I left that alone. Pulled all my bearing caps and plastigaged the clearances, rods and mains are all mostly around .002" ranging from .0018" - .0023" (hard to tell exactly with plastigage). Journals...
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    ARP's and OEM gasket question

    Got a 90 7mgte I'm swapping into my 84 4x4, and was tearing the engine down to freshen everything up. The previous owner said the head gasket was done, obviously I had to look for myself. It has arp bolts and what looks like the oem gasket. I was planning on swapping my reman'd head on and using...