I'll third the opinion. Pull the motor and do a full tear down. What you spend now is nothing compared to if you end up replacing the entire reciprocating assembly.
Not to mention the piece of mind from doing it the right way.
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462 cid/ 6x-4/ TH400/ 3.36:1/ 28x10.5/ 3880#/ 12.35 @ 109.36/ 1.69 60 ft/ 4 wheel disc brakes/ 15 mpg
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