which main and rod bearing to check first?

[V M Kauffman]

2 and 4 on mains due to crank bending on rods I was taught to do the first pair of rods that get oil from pump. Reason if pump sucks air (runs out of oil) it will show up there rod journal 1 & 5 on a small block Ford.

Originally Posted by Dave Gantz

I have a 350 in a work truck with a knock. A friend who owns a repair shop told me to pull the ones farthest from the oil pump first.
I haven't been able to do it yet. I had shoulder surgery in the fall and can't work over head. Something tells me a new short block is in my future...