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Originally Posted by 1crosscut
Did you use plastigauge to set the clearances or just by feel?
If by feel you probably need to check them again and use plastigauge to set them.
Since you pulled the pan and cleaned it I'm sort of at a loss as to why the oil didn't drain better.
5 quarts in 300 miles is an alarming amount of oil to be loosing. It's got to be going somewhere.
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I used plastigauge. I would get about 2.5 thou with the plastigauge, then remove one shim and it would lock up the crank. Since I'm new to "adjustable" bearings, I have since been wondering if perhaps it was "pinching" on the sides where the cap meets the rod causing it to bind a bit when there was still a bit of clearance on the top/bottom???. I don't know if they wear that way or not, just trying to find a reason for what I experienced. I did remove at least one shim from every journal (rod and main) IIRC so it MUST be better than it was.Yes that oil issues is puzzling but there IS a logical reason, just have to find it.