#111017, "RE: Need expert advice about my main bearings" In response to In response to 11 Feb-23-04 08:38 PM by thedawg
Just to clarify a tiny bit more, and so we can add this to things-we've-seen-before...
95 block (Upper) (Bearing tabs on Right)
96+ block (Upper) (Bearing tabs on Right)
95 bedplate (Lower) (Bearing tabs on RIGHT)
96+ bedplate (Lower) (Bearing tabs on ****LEFT****)
Also the Federal-Mogul Main Bearing set you might get from Howell (Even if you ordered Clevites ) is Part Number 7328M. If you use two Upper bearing halves out of two different 1996+ bearing sets for your 1995 block, you will end up with 8 flat, non-grooved, non-holed left-tabbed bearings as paperweights:
And all the bearings in your block will have notches and oiling holes, which is perfectly fine as Dino said.