Make sure to check the end play on the crank. I always check before I install the caps and after. On Chevys I usually like it between 0.004 and 0.006. On Small block Fords, they like a little more, 0.006-0.008.

It is a quick check with a dial indicator and a screw driver.

Will you be going through the heads before re-installing? Now is the time to check guides, valve seals, valve seats, clean out carbon build up, etc.

Good luck.


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