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Subject:Re: 71 Westy- mostly apart
Date:Sat, 14 Jan 95 20:27:21 -0500

>Chris Bridge writes:
>I have one question:
>on the case, under the oil cooler, there is stamped "020".  I have a hunch 
>that this means the case is line bored 20 thou. over.  Any one know if this 
>is true, and does anyone have the stock dimension of the mains?  I could 
>then measure and be sure.
According to the Bentley for that year, the bores for main bearings 1, 2, and
3 are 65.00-65.02mm (2.5590-2.5598in) and number 4 should be 50.00-50.03mm
(1.9685-1.9696in).  Hope it helps.

Pat Walsh, '71 Westy, walshp@ippdsgi3.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil