| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 | Your photo shows a pretty thick layer of bearing material at the parting line, and the diagonal lube groove is still there. Don't trash that engine- - - -someone experienced at scrape-fitting bearings can fix it easily. You can mount a magnetic base dial indicator to the block and check the main bearing journal for runout if you're concerned about a "bent" crankshaft- - - -which is pretty unlikely. People who are accustomed to working with glass-smooth insert bearings just can't comprehend the process of actually making a bearing fit the shaft it's running on. I guess when old geezers like me finally take a dirt nap, that skill set will go away with us- - - -nobody is interested in learning how to do it. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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