Quote Originally Posted by Irelands child
It depends on what you mean by a scratch - if you can catch a finger nail while dragging it across the scratch, it needs to be ground to the next undesize. If it is a very minor surface scratch, and is cosmetic mostly, it MAY be fine and run forever. I have seen nasties run for many miles with good oil pressure, but..... it's your final decision (or with a good automotive machinists' input after seeing it in person)
And if the scratches ARE too bad, which im thinking they probably are not, like you said, I could get it cut undersized. Didnt honda make they're cranks to have smaller journals for more horsepower? As a result of less surface contact?? lol anyways, ill keep that in mind. Oh, and lets say if i do need to cut it undersized, will that make the crank unbalanced? as i just paid 175 to get it balanced!
Thanks for your opinion