235's are not like most newer engines in that only the rear main cap is held centered by dowels.
The other three caps are free floating, only centered by the crank.
If the clearance is checked with Plastigauge it is almost certain to be fine.
One could doubble check by putting Plastigauge at the center and near both sides to confirm the clearance.
Hey Dave,
Hotrod's on us pretty hard today (maybe rightly so, as he knows his stuff and has handed me my a$$ in he past
). Do you know if the shimmed engines were align bored when built at the factory? I thought they had different diameter main bearings making it difficult if not impossible to align bore, thus requiring shims for final fit.
Carl
