Rod bolts fell out!

JoePole1 said

Ahhhhhhhh crap. Rookie mistake. Buttoning up my 5.9 Magnum short block. .030 over, new pistons installed on rods and in the block awaiting plastiguage check on rod tolerances with new ARP standard rod bolts. I did not resize rods. What now? Reuse old bolts or carry on? Engine had 100k on it. This is a street motor under 400hp. No track and no crazy revs.

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If you didnt grind the grind the crank either and just honed for .030 pistons, fk it, you're fine. Enjoy
Its along the same lines as re ring and bearing deal. Sure they could be a hair oval by .00025+ ...everythings kinda worn together though, it's when you grind the crank, change rod bolts etc..or rod gauge them and they're oval that you need to re size them. Anything beyond a low mile or grocery getter re ring.. gets resized.