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Some images of crackshaft journals. Clearly need to be polished im concerned if this is a crankshaft worth going ahead with seeing as it was already at 0.25 which is the maximum I've seen in the repair manual. I suppose just wait till I can pick up plastiguage to confirm.

Hi Yota some photos of the pistons I pulled hope they're good enough. The one with the wider scrapes is number 2. It has a horizontal scrape on one side I'd say about and inch and a half not all the way round that can just about feel with fingernail. The other ones are fine with the vertical...

Hi, hope those photos are good enough. Number 2 is the piston with the wider scrapes and the only cylinder with a visible "scratch" you can barely feel with finger nail. I'll have to wait till after Christmas to get the bore diameters checked hoping if they're ok I can lightly hone? I also have...

Thanks for the tips. Will see what to do with Mechanic. Taking the crankshaft off tomorrow 🤞 Will the correct conrod bearings stop the conrod movement across crankshaft journals, front and back There is some little movement on piston all directions. Some light vertical lines nothing that can be...

Hi FJBen, I think the image says it all, Standard are the ones mechanic fitted and 0.25 the old ones removed before build. So mad right now should have been with him every step of the way, just after quick money, such an avoidable school boy error! Wish the previous owner was honest about the...

Clear Clearly he did NOT to my horror this morning

I did my research on that and when ordering parts from Australia I was told the my engine was parent bore based off the serial number on my engine. So I was quite surprised to find liners in there when we took the head off thats why I replaced with new liners/sleeves. Clearly the engine was...

Ok. lots of things on my mind after reading this. Thank you for enduring through and laying this out for me Yota. Quite demoralised with the "band aide" comment - I was really hoping not to open up this engine again in my lifetime - sucks im so far away and can just get straight into it and deal...

FJBen thankyou for simplifying it for me really appreciate that. And also thank you everyone for advice on plastiguage, micrometer, calipers I can get my hands on them and would save me a lot of money but after what happened im not feeling too confident. I'm thinking take it to Auto engineers...

hi, I didn't really consider price to be honest just figured go the whole 9 yards fit new sleeves while im at it and keep everything standard (stock) spec. Fitting, boring and honing all done professionally at auto engineers.

Sorry if this is stupid but what does "turning the crank down" mean? Yes he used stock size. Everything was standard. the oil pressure is where it should be. Are you suspecting blockage in the oil passages? Poor lubrication would burn the conrod bearings blue or darker im guessing

All consistent and make sense I appreciate the replies. Pretty clear what I have to do. I feel like I've been messed up by this Mechanic and I don't want to risk this again. Is this something I can do at the engineers? Auto machine shop? They should have all the precision measuring...

Pretty much all of them

I recently (3 months ago) rebuilt my 2H engine on my 1989 60 Series Cruiser. Complete rebuild, sleeves to OEM oil pump. Everything on STANDARD spec. decent parts REASON FOR REBUILD: poor compression noticeable from tappet cover breather and sludge buildup in motor oil. Also intend to supercharge...