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Number 3 and 4 bearing spun, all others and mains so far look good I don't think it was starving for oil, unless those cylinders known for it but I never read that, I am leaning towards bolt or machining issue maybe? Not sure gonna tear down I hope the rest tomorrow...

You gonna fix that POS or just keep typing on the computer?

J/K, I drove by Friday after the gym, but I didn't stop cause you weren't outside. I'll call next time.

What crankshaft was in this? Looking at the edge wear in picture 4 I wonder if an H bearing should have been used and a P bearing was used. Hard to tell from the pictures but I see a couple of bearings with heavy edge wear by the chamfer.

Yaaaa lol, engines in garage now, gotta organize and start making progress haha

PBM Forged crank, same as rods, gonna see what bearing in it tonight...

+1 that rod bearing looks like one side of it is chauffeured like the crank made it into a h style bearing..and yes i agree,,all h-beam rods i have used have the h-style bearing in them..

YUp, looks like PBM uses the H series in their short block BBC kits with forged crank.
http://www.pbm-erson.com/store.php?catId=806&parent=801

If they are P bearings then assembly error is clearly to blame. I can't imagine the motor even turned easily with a socket and rod side clearance would have been next to nothing, but I will bet it was never checked. It will be interesting to see if you have the same results on the other motor.

Bearing stamped FM assume federal mogul, I will get more pics up later who knows the guy that built these was dumb, I will be using Clevite and probably coated like I normally do, I like the coated ones in case oil gets contaminated it helpskeep alive...