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8/04/20: After finding one cam bearing that has .005”-006” clearance, I’ve decided to take the entire block to a machine shop to hopefully straighten out my low oil pressure issue once and for all. They are going to check out all of the clearances then give me a call with their findings. They said if the other journals check out, they could grind the one oversized crank journal and go back with 30 over bearings.

I dropped it off early today trying to beat hurricane “Isaias”, so while its at the shop I’ll be cleaning the rest of the engine parts for reassembly and clean/prep the engine bay for painting. Once the engine is reassembled, I’ll be giving the engine a new paint job. My thoughts are I want to get rid of the “Chevy Orange” and go with the original gray paint from 1952.

I will also be replacing the leaky rear seals and brake shoes on the rear end.

Last on the list is a noise I have when I release the clutch. I originally thought that the sloppy clutch fork pivot wasn’t pulling the clutch release bearing away from the clutch far enough to disengage. After initial inspection of the transmission, I found that the pilot shaft is worn where it enters the pilot bushing. I need to measure to confirm this but the crank is at the shop. I suppose I’ll need to check the roller bearings too.