I've had my spare, spare, spare engine in bits for some time so decided to get it measured to see if it needs any machining for a rebuild. So I bought a cheap set of micrometers and set to work. I am new to this art but I do (now) know how to calibrate and read them.
The big-end journals measure up to be just very minutely worn from standard but in no way oval and fairly close to each other in dimension. But the mains, after several attempts and careful checking of my settings, appear to be just slightly under 0.5mm bigger than standard. That can't be right can it/ Or does anyone know different?
Maybe I need to spend more on my tools?
The big-end journals measure up to be just very minutely worn from standard but in no way oval and fairly close to each other in dimension. But the mains, after several attempts and careful checking of my settings, appear to be just slightly under 0.5mm bigger than standard. That can't be right can it/ Or does anyone know different?
Maybe I need to spend more on my tools?