To check bearings or not....

With a good running engine, good oil pressure and clean oil filters considered - how often do you guys with stock blocks/cranks check the bottom end? I'm turning my 472" 6500-7000 in good air, it has about 70'ish passes on it since the dyno. I was going to pull the engine anyways to take the tranny over for a free checkup (my tranny sponsor wants to see it every winter on his dime ) and fix a pesky tranny leak.

Gaskets are cheap, if it's out I'd take a quick peak and check over the valvetrain too.

This is true...I'd just hate to create a leak that isn't there now LOL...I check my valve-train after every race.

BigRigTech wrote:This is true...I'd just hate to create a leak that isn't there now LOL...I check my valve-train after every race.

Pull the lifters..... And inspect the cam too

It's a SFT deal but I suppose I could take a peak.

I checked mine every winter on my 460 now that I have the new front end it is easy to check the bottom end jack it up and put it on jackstands and drop the pan

dfree383 wrote:Gaskets are cheap, if it's out I'd take a quick peak and check over the valvetrain too.

X2

If the filter is always clean I wouldn't fix what ain't broke.

I started running Jomar filters last summer and the first one I cut open was clean too.

cool40 wrote:If the filter is always clean I wouldn't fix what ain't broke.

X2 and what are you going to look at on a SFT if lash is good. Don't wear out the bolts.

I guess I'll see what the filter on it now says and go from there.