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**'70_402** · 03-21-2008, 07:20 AM

it was my main bearings... i guess they were mis-marked/packaged... they were standard bearings instead of 10-10's our fault for not checking.... but easy fix... don't even have to pull the motor.... sucks.. but better than a tear down..... i am just so releived to find the issue...

slammed1 · 03-21-2008, 07:21 AM

Glad you caught that..........and that mistake wont haunt you ever again........or it well shouldnt!!

**El Jay** · 03-21-2008, 07:46 AM

I'm guessing you learned about "plastigage", regardless of what the supplier said.

Not a "put down", to be sure. I just have a basic distrust in parts suppliers.

So I just "check, check, check!"

lyrikz · 03-21-2008, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by slammed1

Glad you caught that..........and that mistake wont haunt you ever again........or it well shouldnt!!

Ya, that wont haunt you, but if you didnt even plastiguage the motor, what other things did you skip??

**special-K** · 03-21-2008, 01:47 PM

Glad to hear.No big deal and now you can be sure.

cdowns · 03-21-2008, 02:38 PM

building a motor that lives is all in the details. some people luck out with off the shelf out of the box who needs to measure type of assembly procedures most dont

i'd be worrying about the camshaft

lyrikz · 03-21-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cdowns

building a motor that lives is all in the details. some people luck out with off the shelf out of the box who needs to measure type of assembly procedures most dont

i'd be worrying about the camshaft

That is my concern. I mean, if you put in the wrong bearings that went the other way, you would have a destroyed crank. To tight it grinds all up.. I wasnt meaning to sound like a dick, just a concerned big brother...

67ChevyRedneck · 03-21-2008, 07:14 PM

I hope you get it all fixed proper and all figured out!!!

This is why I stick to crate engines!

chris71 · 03-21-2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I hope you get it all fixed proper and all figured out!!!

This is why I stick to crate engines!

Even with crate engines you are not totaly safe, i have seen the GM 502's have problems with incorrect main bearings. and have heard a couple other 502's have the same issue. a guy i used to work with was an engine builder and i saw him take a brand new 502, take a cap off and use plastigauge and sure enough, he had to order new bearings. the good news is i havent heard of this with the other gm crate motors

*Billla* · 03-21-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 70'_402

it was my main bearings... i guess they were mis-marked/packaged... they were standard bearings instead of 10-10's our fault for not checking.... but easy fix... don't even have to pull the motor.... sucks.. but better than a tear down..... i am just so releived to find the issue...

Were the actual bearings mis-marked? They're stamped on the back with the undersize. I can't think of what an .012/.013 clearance might do

I have to admit - I would pull it down just to be sure there's no damage - and that the rod bearings aren't similarly incorrect. The diagnosis is based on looking at the box the bearings came in?

I also check bearing clearance during mock-up; I use a bore gauge but Plastigauge works fine - and is way better than nothing.

All part of learning about building engines. The very first engine I did, a 327 (1978...a long time ago), I put in the crank and it wouldn't turn. .002 interference fit. I assumed that the machine work was correct....and it wasn't.

stllookn · 03-21-2008, 08:50 PM

When I raced bikes we would completely disassemble a showroom bike and motor to double check every clearance and tolerance. Most racers thought we were nuts but we never had a problem with "infant mortalities".

**70STOVEBOLT** · 03-21-2008, 10:25 PM

I work in the parts dept. of a heavy diesel rebuilder and we find this quite a bit. Even the OEM"s have this problem sometimes, I've found. We plastigage every engine we build and use a dial-bore gauge on cylinders after the liners are installed to make sure there are no rolled o-rings on the liners.

**'70_402** · 03-23-2008, 08:34 AM

yep... the rod bearings were std. also... got em replaced and she's running like a top... just getting some miles on her now... thourouly pleased...

hvychve · 03-23-2008, 10:22 AM

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70STOVEBOLT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Winona Lake, IN Posts: 6,231	Re: well, i found out why oil pressure was low..... I work in the parts dept. of a heavy diesel rebuilder and we find this quite a bit. Even the OEM"s have this problem sometimes, I've found. We plastigage every engine we build and use a dial-bore gauge on cylinders after the liners are installed to make sure there are no rolled o-rings on the liners. __________________ 70 C/10 SWB 402/TH400/3.73 "The Needy Beast" 200,000 Mile Club Disc Brake Club Owner installed options: Front Sway Bar Power Steering Power Brakes Cigar Lighter Courtesy Lights Deluxe Side Markers Wiper Delay Power windows Power Locks Sniper EFI 2015 Silverado 1500 LS 4.3/6L80/3.23 lowered 2" front & rear

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'70_402 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pampa, Texas Posts: 1,554	Re: well, i found out why oil pressure was low..... yep... the rod bearings were std. also... got em replaced and she's running like a top... just getting some miles on her now... thourouly pleased... __________________ https://www.ebay.com/itm/295742064443

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