Hi again. I haven't abandoned this thread, I've just been dealing with a *hitstorm of other stuff lately.

The other day I got back into this. Pulled the tranny and pulled the engine. Then I got started on disassembly.

The cylinders look pretty good. Crosshatch is still there in all 4 and no ridge. The oil pan had no debris in it.

I pulled pistons 1 and 2 and the rod bearings looked really good. I was beginning to think the *hitstorm was over. But I pulled the #3 cap and it didn't look so good. The bearing was "groovy" and the journal had a little too. So I pulled the rest and they were all about the same. After I got the crankshaft out I took it to a recommended shop and he says its just too far gone for a polish. But his cost for regrinding is as much as a rebuilt one that comes with bearings.

So what's the opinion here? Grind the OEM or get the rebuilt kit from RA?

I was also looking at a rebuild kit from DNJ that includes pistons, rings, and all the gaskets (no crank). Any opinions on them?