so for those who haven't heard the story yet.. I am on a budget and time race... I bought the engine from a junk yard, 97 explorer 117k miles, supposedly. It was real gunked up with oil and I cleaned it pretty good. Cylinders all look good.
Today I opened up the rear main to replace the rear seal.... and I see this (See Below)...
Assuming this is not acceptable? I'm a little over my head here this is my first time inside an engine. So assuming the crank doesn't have scratches like that, can I just buy new Main and Rod bearings and slap it together? Maybe cam bearings too depending on how it looks. Maybe get the crank boiled and polished for $50. Grind+Polish is $150... Bleh...
The crank looked fine so far, which seems odd but good.
Any advice is appreciated.
Today I opened up the rear main to replace the rear seal.... and I see this (See Below)...
Assuming this is not acceptable? I'm a little over my head here this is my first time inside an engine. So assuming the crank doesn't have scratches like that, can I just buy new Main and Rod bearings and slap it together? Maybe cam bearings too depending on how it looks. Maybe get the crank boiled and polished for $50. Grind+Polish is $150... Bleh...
The crank looked fine so far, which seems odd but good.
Any advice is appreciated.