How to measure main bearing with groove in it (picture) .

[MidShipCivic]

Doesnt the groove affect the reading? How do I measure this?

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[cruisintalonawd]

Just meassure on one side or both sides of the groove

 

[AndrewD5418]

Plastigague?

 

[MidShipCivic]

Plastigague?

I'll never plastigauge my engines. I respect my engine ^_^ .

Doing it off the either side of the bearing works.

 

[cruisintalonawd]

Why wouldn't you plastigauge

 

[MidShipCivic]

Why wouldn't you plastigauge

This method shows inaccuracy that there may be. That can reveal distortion in the crankshaft.

 

[hereitcomes]

so your saying you dont want to know about the distortion in your crankshaft?

 

[MidShipCivic]

so your saying you dont want to know about the distortion in your crankshaft?

You got it backward perhaps you should read about this.

 

[92awddsm]

Doesnt the groove affect the reading? How do I measure this?

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Measure up and down and diagonally on each side of the groove. Do not measure across the parting line(horizontally)