| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | .030/.030 is about the smallest undersize that's reccomended, although smaller bearings are available. I'd go shopping for a crankshaft that will finish out .010/.010 if at all possible.
Were any parts cleaned up with a beadblaster? Both the rod and main bearings look like they've been run with some kind of abrasive in the oil. It's very possible to get a tiny bit of beadblast media contamination, and the parts look just like yours when it happens. Jerry
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