I don't have the original bearings but they were marked as standard. The boxes the new bearings came in were marked standard, but that's no guaranty. Because everything looked like new and we were replacing standard bearings with standard bearings, I was assured plastigauging wasn't necessary. You don't have to explain the error in that. It's an expensive and embarrassing lesson I've learned all by my self.
As for the capabilities of my mentor, when I rebuild this engine, I will rely not on the knowledge (or opinion) of one person, but the collected knowledge of the Stovebolt community. You'ld be amazed at what I've learned from all of you over the past week.
I will plastigauge during the 'post-mortem'.
