Spud_Monkey
Senior Member
Trust no one or anything, question everything.
that is one way how an oem salvages an engine core that somebody has traded in. Although that being said, that block should go another million miles if everything else is good and the engine gets regular maintenance and is not abused. Its actually a good thing if oversize shells are available for a specific engine. Its cheaper than having the main saddles welded and rebored on a block that may be impossible to find or replaceAlso back to considering on why trusting the OE block, by all inference is a recovered damage block been line bored to correct carnage.
Can I get a condensed version of what happened? I realize the bearings were wrong but why?
I think I got it now. Crank was standard but the block was cut and you ordered standard bearings. Is that right?
That is the fact. Mains were called in and emailed photo, was told STD Crank and the bearings came as Standard, no heavy shell.
Just so I'm following this since I'm no mechanic, the bearings were not the proper size and that is what caused the low oil pressure because the oil was flowing too freely around the mains? But, nothing damaged, besides your pride, correct bearings are available and it all just needs to go back together?
and had been dipped to the shanks in loctite