Great, I'm f*cked...Threw a rod...(bearing)

yeah, but the no.1 probably needed 200 just to clean up.

I should have said 400 grit, no big, it's just that you don't wanna take too much off the journals that were ok.

I would look into a .001 undersize rod bearing for the no.1 rod, just for fun get both sizes and plasti gauge the .001 under to see if it gives you better clearance.

make sure you spry lots of brake cleaner in there and clean out any debris from the cloth, and lube the upper main bearing real good when you slide them around and underneath the crank mains.

fwiw I ran a standard 225 crank after emery clothing it [400 grit] for over 180k till I sold the car, it lasted from 1998 - 2004 when I sold it and probably still runs.


this is the solution that will last the longest