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Engine Bearing clearance check

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limp

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On a 98 302
Mains .0005-.0024 with end play of .004-.008
Rods .0008-.0026
these numbers look good ?
 

HemiRick

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yes you want on the looser side if you plan to run it hard at high rpm....that .0008 would spin a bearing fast if run hard.
 
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limp

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HemiRick said:
yes you want on the looser side if you plan to run it hard at high rpm....that .0008 would spin a bearing fast if run hard.
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Those smaller numbers looked pretty tight to me also.. Thats what my book and a "search" both came with so I thought I would ask on here.. Thanks
 
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