Engine Re-Assy Problem

All rod gauged out to .002" and like I said the main are .004". I'll get a HV oil pump to be safe. The rods on 1 and 3 are backwards, after flipping 3 it fit fine and I can turn the engine over. However, after turning 1 around to the correct direction (champfered side of rod to the crank radius) it's still tight. I'll going to remove it and take it to a machine shop. Actually, I'll probably take both 1 and 3 just to be safe.

Any other suggestions thus far? I wouldn't have thought about the oil pump. This is my first solo engine build.

Are the main bearings brand new and if so how many times, that you know of, have they been loosened and tightened. I would buy and install a new set of mains, they're not expensive and recheck with the plastiguage.

Terry