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The machine shop say they can save the crank by exactly that, welding up and re grinding back.

All the mains and the other 7 rod journals are fine so no need to weld them all up I feel. The crank was std before all this but with the amount of metal that came from the wiped out bearing/journal I think it wise to maybe do them all to -10 etc. My only concern is that they get it fully straight again and balanced.

First comment from the machine shop which I am not too enamoured with is that the no 3 cylinder must have hydrauliced somehow, the rod is so bent and twisted. Could fuel, water or oil cause a hydraulic lock and twist a rod that badly, I am not too convinced. There is no evidence in that piston or the heads, valves etc that bears this out. They reckon the rod has twisted and loaded and consequently wiped out that bearing and journal ???.

Marlin I agree. My engine has 4 bolt mains, ARP cap studs, ARP head studs and ARP rod bolts all new. The machine shop has the Clevite bearings so I will take a look at what is stamped on them next time I'm there. Unfortunately no chance of checking No 3 as it was thin as paper when we took it off so again we are unlikely to ever know.

Comments please guys on the hydraulicing issue above.

Cheers