checking bearings

[Wayne Cox]

At 01:02 PM 10/13/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>To check rod bearing clearances, does the crank have to be bolted in or can
>it be loose? I have a motor apart and just wondered if I could check rods
>while the block was at a shop.

Loose is OK.  The old school trick is to mash a strip of Plastigauge in
there.  But that's not too accurate at the extremely tight clearances we
run.  You really need mics and a bore gauge - measure each separately, then
subtract for the clearance.

    -Wayne    '91 NX2k - '93 NK2k - '92 SE-R parts car