I think the pictures show a level of concern. Boone had already told us there was a squeak in the engine on occasion, so after he drained the oil back into the jug and we took turns looking at the residue, a discussion took place.
"If this was a big block chevy, Boone, I'd say you need to park it!"
"It's a Mopar", he laughed, "She's just making her own clearances!"
"I agree, but I don't understand...I ordered the narrow bearings from 440 source, so your engine builder, or in this case your crankshaft, wouldn't have to chamfer them to clear the radius."
"I told you guys earlier", Dale shook his head, "I was so tired when I put that thing together, I don't have a clue which bearings they were!"
"Then my vote is that POS TCI converter is ballooning, and taking out the thrust bearing", I concluded.
"That's a diagnosis I can support one hundred percent", Dale smiled, "the engine builder is off the hook!"
"Yep, blame the tranny guy", I piled on
"You guys suck", Boone shook his head. "I'm going to run her until she blows up, then trash the engine builder on Moparts as soon as I get home!"
"1996 wants that converter back, Boone, just saying!"