well I figured I would come back to say hello and see if I could find some insight on the pickle I am in. I was here in 2017, and since then my beoved stovebolt ( 1952 3100 panel with a 1958 235 I-6 engine) has cultivated a love / hate relationship with me. a couple years ago it spun a crank shaft bearing . and I have been stumped on getting it fixed. I have figured out I am going to have to fix it .. but what way do I go . its stored 2.5 hours away from where I live ,as I live in an apartment and can't work on it here. so that in it self is another problem.. the 235 engine that some one put in it has had a bad life . it has modern bearings but some one used shim stock to give space to the bearing inserts . and blue silicone to seal up the oil pan instead of a proper gasket.... crappy work if you ask me . I learned from the plastic guage measuring procedure that at least one of my crank journals are over the limit and the others are under the limit but didffent sizes. so I am wondering if I have a boat anchor instead of a useable engine. I am wondering if the machine shop expences would be more than worth it to get this engine right assuming it is good enough to work with in the first place. I am also wondering if it would be better to lean toward a 292 I-6 or small block V-8 swap ? part of me wants the head ache gone and part of me doesn't want to sell it. have any of you been in a simular delema and/or can offer insight?