ok, heres something interesting. I measured the rod bearing with the snap gauge again and measured snap gauge with mic, I then 0 bore gauge in the mic with that measure(I think 2.225) and then inserted bore gauge in rod bearing and bore gauge reads .0095 reading gauge clockwise. I then measure rod journal with mic and 0 bore gauge in mic and then insert bore gauge in rod bearing and bore gauge reads .0061. if you subtrack (.0095-.0061=.0034)you get .0034. can you do it that way?
I also tried 3 others dial indicators and get .004 with two of them and .0038 with the other reading to left of 0.
If I read the shars indicator from the left of 0 or counter clockwise I get .0039.
so now my question is would .0035"-.0039" be too much rod bearing clearance? sorry to confuse anyone here. Thanks guys