I recently acquired a engine out of a 99 pickup(non Mopar) that I am going to teardown and inspect. I will openly admit that I am not very experienced in these matters, however, I am trying to learn. The engine has 240K miles, and was still running fairly well when it came out of the truck and got replaced with one with alot less miles. I am hoping that I can simply hone the cylinders, install new bearings and rings and be done. Possibly a cam swap as well.

I guess my question here is what's the proper way to see if I can do this or if I need to bore the block or turn the crank. I know about running my fingernail in the bores to see if there is a ridge, but what about checking the crank? Please excuse my ignorance.