Rebuild after overheat - are new bearings neccessary

[jimi]

I'm fixing up a 60 hp 2 cylinder Evinrude looper for the the mid 80's. The picton scuffing cleaned up nicely with some acid and a hone. I've put new pistons, piston pins and rings in but am wondering about the bearings?

What do people normally do? A race said he has reused the bearings from overheated engines no problem.

 

[F_R]

Use 'em unless you have good reason not to.

 

[jimi]

I talking and about the needle bearings on the wrist pin and the cage bearings on the big end of the con rods right. Not the crank bearings.

 

[interalian]

The only time I'd be concerned is if the wrist pin was blue or had chatter marks.