ok so im droping my pistons in my block and i get them all in and to see if they will move. you know just seeing if everything is still ago, well its not i can only make them move a lil bit. i dont know what can be the prob. and i need to get my truck back in to running cause the girl friend wants to go camping in 3 weeks. HELP ME plz. thanks oh and its a 89 v6. i got a hole new rebuild kit for it.

 

over sized rings in an block that wasen't bored?? just a guess did you have the block mechined? or just hone with rings, if you just honed it make sure that you got stock sized rings, also did you use a torque wrench to tighten your end caps

 

Either wrong rings, or wrong bearings...

More detail on what was switched out, and what, if any machine work was done would be helpful.

 

no i didnt do any thing to the block. i just cleand it up a bit and the rings and bearings came in a kit.. and yes i did use a torque wrench. is that bad? the book said to put them at 18 ft ibs, than turn them 1/4 on top of that. every thing should be stock.

 

The kit comes with either standard or undersized bearings. Go to Autozone, get some Plastigage (green $1.99) and check the oil clearance on the bearings.

 

i had the same problem, the kit came with oversized bearings for the connecting rods. did you lube the cylinders with oil? did you lube the bearings with oil? those are the two common mistakes that people dont do. is everything clean?

 

i lubed the cylinders with motor assembly grease. but i did not lube the bearings
and i wiped every thing down before i put them in. but now everything is out once more. im going to check the bearings right now

 

the bearings are fine. do you think it can be the rings?

 

PROBABLY NOT THE RINGS, LUBE THE BEARINGS WITH MOTOR OIL. sorry caps. and check on every piston install, how the engine turns over.

 

ok so lube the caps not the bearings. and i just pulled one piston out and it was hard. like it didnt want to come out. what do you think about that?

 

Still sounds like oversized. The bearings will have a stamp on them to indicate their size (they should anyways). Give us some brand and part numbers of the parts.

 

ok, you lubed the bearing portion that goes on the crank correct? then it was hard to pull a puiston out? sounds like rings to me. measure the ring gap and look up the specs. did you hone the cylinders?

 

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sounds like standard bearings to me.

 

did you download the tech manual from the sticky on the forums here at the top of the page?

 

yes i did. it had light rust from when it went in to the creak

 

when you only have one piston fully installed, the crank should turn smooth as silk and get harder on each piston. check ring gap.

 

no. should i?

 

you did put the rings in the cylinder without the pistons and clean up the end gaps, right?

 

BRO, THAT MANUAL IS THE BEST, I DID. check it out and see if it is the same as what your reading. sounds like you have the torque correct on the rods but double check, its been a few weeks since i did mine.