Rod Bearings are Done :(

Kid - Just to clarify, a hot tank is a big tank that is just shy of boiling, full of a caustic slution taht will eat off paint, grease, etc, and most loose rust. A jet-washer is the stand-up cabinet with a turntable and jets. That uses (usually) much more environmentally friendly cleanig solution (at least here in CT) and is the closets thing to a final wash you can get. My old shop would hot tank, then airless shot, then jet-wash. Then machine.

No engine should be assembled without a good thorough hand washing with engine cleaning brushes and soapy water. Blow all passages dry with compressed air, then you know it's clean.

74 - f you had the crank balanced before, a reman crank will need the same work, but your shop should be able to do it as they will already have the records for the bob weights. It shouldnt cost much, but it needs to be done.