I've got the plastigage, but I'm not going to check the clearance until I am done polishing the journal and ready to start putting it back together. Would be nice if I had a micrometer because I would have checked it before I ordered the bearing. I just ordered a standard size bearing because it doesn't really look too damaged, but like I said I'm going to check it first to make sure it's within tolerance (.0006"-.0022").
BTW, I looked up crank polishing on google and found this great site! It also happens to be a third gen camaro site which I have one of those too
. Maybe someday I'll put a chevy engine and tranny in my durango too.
http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/te...rankshaft.html
Also, I'm not used to the oil pickup tube not being connected to the oil pump which is why I wanted to change it. I already have it out and it's a separate unit. I'm just going to clean it real good (a new one is $50 and a good cleaning will suffice) and reinstall it with a new O-ring. Oil pressure, when I had it running, was good so I'm not worried about it.