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72 blackbird  : (5 minutes ago) whut?! No 440 or Hemi?
83TransAmCowboy  : (5 minutes ago) the bearings I got came with like a film coating on them, I thought that you want nothing between the bearigns and block/caps?
72 blackbird  : (4 minutes ago) I like me some Mopars too- wish I could both
72 blackbird  : (4 minutes ago) block should be clean and dry- white glove clean under the bearing journals
72 blackbird  : (3 minutes ago) it will get oil
Formula71  : (3 minutes ago) I about fell over. lavender color with a 6 cy
83TransAmCowboy  : (3 minutes ago) then clean them good, Now on the big cap (back of the motor where the oil pump mounts) I notice that bearign didn't have a hole to allow oil thru?
83TransAmCowboy  : (3 minutes ago) on the cap side the block side has a oil hole
72 blackbird  : (2 minutes ago) is there a hole in the block under the main cap journal?
72 blackbird  : (2 minutes ago) oil pump mounts where?
72 blackbird  : (2 minutes ago) how sweet:limpwrist:
83TransAmCowboy  : (A minute ago) in the block and that bearing yes
72 blackbird  : (A minute ago) try that again
83TransAmCowboy  : (A minute ago) but not that cap's bearing
83TransAmCowboy  : (A minute ago) :limpwrist:
72 blackbird  : (A minute ago) that's where the bearing w/ the hole goes-in the block where the hole is
Formula71  : (A minute ago) lol
72 blackbird  : (A minute ago) he needs that on the fenders of his (her) Cuda
72 blackbird  : (A minute ago) I'd build my wife's cuda w/ a 440
Formula71  : (A minute ago) rofl
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