The block and caps need to be lined honed if the crank won't spin with the caps installed.

 

i wonder if you have something between the bearing and block or cap.

 

I sure love when people feel the need to repeat what's already been said.

 

I've seen one incorrect bearing in a set (+.010 oversized). It happens. Just because you take them out of the same boxes, doesn't mean the are right. Put a micrometer on each of them for thickness.

 

No fair.
I said "move bearings around" yesterday.

 

I keep coming back to this: Until the question about why the crank doesn't spin with the old bearing is answered, the new bearings belong on the shelf.


Question for Skywalker: is the crank damaged? IOW, if you were to take it to a machine shop and have them spin it with a dial indicator on all the mains, what would the runout be?

 

Well I figured it out. It was just that one set of caps were mixed up, I must have mixed them up when I took it apart. That's why I prefer doing my engine builds in a short period, usually one or two days so my memory is fresh off what I did. Thanks for the help guys

 

I win!

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I just makes your avatar even more appropriate.

 

My caps have stamped number on them.. thats how I identify them

Glad you found your problem