Hi All

For some strange reason there is a chronic shortage of oversize main
bearings in South Africa for the 2.1 crank. I have been running around
frantically this week trying to track down these bearings. Eventually I
managed to find a set with standard ID and oversize OD, which is great
because the block will have to be line-bored after they fix up the thrust
washer area. I have decided to merely polish the journals on the crank
because they are still within spec, just *very slightly* oval from normal
wear & tear. I have also come across 3 guys who gave me horrible stories of
rod-throwing engines (-gulp-). I'll have to recheck those rod nuts and bolts
and replace if possible (I seem to remember that the bolt is part of the
rod? - must check).

Heads are being slaughtered at the engineers: there are many more cracks
between the inlet and outlet valves than could be seen at first glance, but
hopefully they'll be done next week.

We have a public holiday Monday, so I'm off to ensure a long weekend.

Ta Ta

Nigel
Cape Town, South Africa
89/90 syncro