ok update! side clearances were way out of spec. got another motor from a friend at ford...$30 for 30,000 mile locked up motor oil filter blew off it spun a bearing(sp?) and f'd the block. pulled the pistons from it to find out the old pistons had shrunk from overheating. the new 30k pistons fit perfectly in the old block and are in near brand new condition.
i do have an important question
has anyone experienced the 2.5 problem of bending con rods but in the 3L? i know normally in the 2.5 a spun bearing is usually caused by a bent con rod(correct
) this is a little bit different reason why it spun but could it have had an opposite effect on the 3L and by spinning the bearing possibly bent a con rod?
does that question make sense?
thanks
tommy
