Did you clean in or around anything when you checked the bearings? Removing varnish from used bearings is a no-no as it can change clearances. If the crank is undamaged it sounds like a cleanup and rebuild will get you oin the road. Be sure to check clearances. I'd also be sure and stick with plain old cast iron rings. Don't try and get fancy with materials unless you are really "building" it. ------Original Message------ From: das24rules@xxxxxxxxx Sender: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx ReplyTo: das24rules@xxxxxxxxx ReplyTo: AMC, Rambler, Nash,Jeep and family Subject: Re: [AMC-list] MOTOR WENT BYE BYE!!!! Sent: Jul 9, 2009 12:25 AM got the oil pan dropped tonight and rods pulled, and pistons popped out. rings looked good. crank looked good, and rods looked good. #6 rod bearing is almost completely GONE. very little left. not spun, just worn. wierd. none of the rods were loose either. real wierd think is, i had pulled the rod caps off and checked the bearings and crank. everything looked like new. now, all the bearings look worn pretty bad. all down to the copper or what ever the base material is. got to clean out the bottom of the oil pan as it has a fair amount of bearing junk in it. anyone else ever have issues with the bearings after they checked them? a little bit of emery cloth to the crank, and hone the cylinders and should be good to go. dave stohler www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com