Thanks Matt -- good to know! Each cap is individually packaged in a zip lock baggie with notes as to position and orientation. Your info will add to the insurance!

Jerry -- you did and I have it right here. Since 6 pm, I know one heck of a lot more about my crankshaft then I did prior smile I didn't understand that info you sent so I set it aside. After standing at the crankshaft grinding machine with the machinist getting a detailed explanation of how it worked and what he did to this crankshaft and what the challenges were, all that info makes a lot more sense now. Yikes.

That crankshaft grinding machine is a pretty impressive piece of equipment! Unfortunately, I did not get to see it in operation. I bet that would be something to see. Maybe I'll try youtube ...

He did tell me that if I needed the block align bored that I would have to take it to someone else wink as he did not want that job for a 261... After learning about the mains, I understand his pain...

Are 235's like that, too? Or is that something unique to the 261?


~ John

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