Technician

Teardown findings

The engine is on the bench. Everything below is measured against a spec and recorded here — it is the only place these numbers exist.

2 of 6 rated

1969 Ford Bronco Wagon302 ci V8

RO #4473Ray WhitakerVIN U15GL81234576,412 mi

11-char VIN · entered manually

Bottom end

No. 3 main bearing cap register
spec · Cap must seat square with zero rock
What you found
main cap register loose
photo
adds “Crankshaft grind & undersize bearings” to the estimate
For the customer
Crankshaft journal condition
spec · Max taper .0005 in · max out-of-round .0003 in
Main bearing wear pattern
spec · Even bearing contact across the full width
What you found
Edge loading visible on the No. 3 upper shell
photo
For the customer
Thrust clearance
spec · .004 – .008 in

Block & heads

Cylinder bore taper after honing
spec · Max .001 in taper
Valve guide clearance
spec · .001 – .003 in

Full vehicle inspection — pre-teardowncompleted Jul 9, 3:40 PM · 20 tasks

Done at check-in with the engine still in the vehicle. This is what the original estimate was built from, and none of the findings below it could have been seen at the time.

Oil pressure, hot idle
Abnormal engine noise
Compression, all cylinders
Radiator flow & temperature drop
Hoses & clamps
Front pad thickness
Rotor surface
Tank condition
Sending unit / gauge

Progress

33%2 of 6 rated

Marco Ruiz · ASE Master · ASE L1

4 still unrated. Marking one Not Applicable counts — an unrated line reaches the customer as incomplete and hides its own photographs.

Grades

Four, as you use them today

Check & Okay0
May Require Attention Soon0
Requires Immediate Attention2
Not Applicable0

Goes to the estimate

Flagged, with a recipe behind it

No. 3 main bearing cap register
→ Crankshaft grind & undersize bearings

The writer builds the supplemental estimate from these, without retyping a parts list.