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Mod | | | Forums66 Topics128,131 Posts1,056,372 Members48,441 | | Most Online14,466 Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,813 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,813 | If the pump was making good oil pressure, you're probably good to go. It's pretty common for the pressure to be a little high on a cold engine, and then drop pretty dramatically as the oil and the engine parts warm up to normal running temp. 5-10 PSI at hot idle isn't unusual on a spray-oiler engine, rising t0 20-25 or so at highway speed.
The bearing in your picture looks like it's contacting the crankshaft with less than 1/3 of its available area (the shiny spot). I'm not sure if the insert type bearing can be scrape-fitted for a better contact patch, but that's why I always fit Babbit rods to as big as possible of a contact area before I begin to adjust the clearance with shims. Jerry
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