I just finished rebuilding my engine and man was it running great.... until...
100 miles into driving I started hearing a faint clacking above 3000 rpms... I pulled the pan tonight and take a look what wonderful treasures i found...
1. I know the bearings are shot... but does the crank look ok?
2. Since i'm not much of an expert builder, are there any tips i should follow when installing bearings? I'm assuming that my workmanship was at fault here.
I know i oiled the surface of the bearings and torqued everything right, but from then to actually starting the car was about 1 month and even then the car was started without priming (I pulled the plug wires and was going to crank to prime but the plug wires managed to weezel their way back to the plugs and she started right up.. oppsss)
Please help this novice way in over his head :shakeshea
100 miles into driving I started hearing a faint clacking above 3000 rpms... I pulled the pan tonight and take a look what wonderful treasures i found...




1. I know the bearings are shot... but does the crank look ok?
2. Since i'm not much of an expert builder, are there any tips i should follow when installing bearings? I'm assuming that my workmanship was at fault here.
I know i oiled the surface of the bearings and torqued everything right, but from then to actually starting the car was about 1 month and even then the car was started without priming (I pulled the plug wires and was going to crank to prime but the plug wires managed to weezel their way back to the plugs and she started right up.. oppsss)
Please help this novice way in over his head :shakeshea