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anyone know these specs?

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montyd

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looking for the specifications for a 72 ford 302. looking for the gap between the crank and the main bearings and the rod bearing for the plastigage/ any help would be great
 

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Crankshaft main bearing clearance = 0.0005"- 0.0015"
Rod bearings = 0.0008" - 0.0015"
Note these are "stock" Ford engine specs. Racing motors may have more clearance so see engine builder for their actual specs.
 

twolo4u2c2

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just got my reccomendations for my machine shop for my 347
.0015 on rods and .002 for mains these are for all his 347 buildups.
 
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