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The oil ring mistake most make is that the ends of the expander spring must butt. They must not overlap. The gap location is unimportant.

I just assembled my 6.5 with the Lucas assembly lube. I don't mind the stickiness but every time I walk in the garage that dang bottle is on its side, leaking. I always used the Lubriplate stuff from work because I end up with cases of it after an overhaul but we've been buying mostly new...

What is the cylinder wall coated with?

I am not an expert on engine part refurbishment, I just have a lot of general knowledge about machining. I know they needed the caps for fixturing the rods, the bores need to be parallel. However, they should have been able to measure the center distance. The small end bore prior to installing...

There should be no need to know the rod center distance. Sounds like the shop is trying to get you for resizing the big end as well. Rod dimensions don't change over time so if your big end bearings were in good condition when they came out and you didn't mix up the caps there is zero reason to...