Finnegan's Garage

How-To Avoid Catastrophic Engine Failure (2019x70)

: 31, 2019

On this episode of Finnegan's Garage we take a short break from working on cars to finally begin assembling that 582ci Big Block Chevy that I showed you way back in Ep. 24 This video will show you my methods for cleaning the block and measuring bearing clearances. I'll go over how to read a micrometer, a dial bore gauge, and what size clearance I look for in a connecting rod and main bearing in this particular application. Got more questions?