I never, ever, ever, EVER use the oil holes as a landmark, because not every engine has them. Every engine does however, have the bearing lock notches. They always face the outside of the engine on V8 Chryslers. Also, if the rods have all been resized, it does make a hill of beans difference that they are put back on the journals where they came from. Only that the bearing lock notches face the outside of the block. The pistons however, are a totally different matter. Hopefully they are floating pins. Machine shops usually do not like pressing pistons off that have to be reused, because of the liability.
