[regan wilson]

We came home and Ken helped me get the hood off. I pulled the motor and took the heads and intake back to Slick Rick for some updating we had discussed this summer. Meanwhile it was time to really look at things. I was finding a lot of what looked like bearing material in the oil filter. It wasn't like a normal bearing fleck so I was very concerned. Rick took the heads apart and ruled out anything there. I pulled the oil pan and the first thing I looked at was the rear main. The thrust on the crank was ok but the bearing had a lot of wear on it. That transmission problem was the culprit. When the transmission is only holding on by two bolts and the torque converter it is putting too much load on the back of the crank. There should only be .003 to .005 of endplay n the crank. Mine was way out there at .012. Luckily it was just bearing wear and the crank wasn't hurt.