Big Ends And Piston Rings ?

[GordonC 20]

Well after rebuilding my 2.9 obd1 vr6 engine I tried to start it and it turns out the big ends are away so I stripped it all back down again and they are pretty bad heres a pic,

So do you think the crank will need reground because of this or would I be better trying to get a new one from someone breaking their engine to save the hassle of getting it reground and getting oversize shells ?

Also there is 2 slight scratches on one of the cylinder walls, Would I be able to smooth them out with a honing tool or would it need to be bored out ?

If it needs bored can you use oversize piston rings as I dont want to have to buy oversize pistons ?

I will try and get a picture of the scratches to show what they are like.

Thanks,

[VR6Pete 1,455]

I suppose you have nothing to loose by rehoning the bores if they are only very light.

with regards to your crank, all comes down to your time scales and budget

personally Id probably get a second hand crank in better condition, but on the flip side, who's to say that this also will need to be re-ground?

Pictures will help though