Bad news Neil, I'm sure you are past "refreshing" the lower end. Sounds like
you'll need a new/re-ground/good used crank. Remove the cap on the #3 conrod,
you'll see what I'm talking about.
Larry Hoy, Denver, CO. USA
1967 MGB Roadster, Vintage Racer
1969 MGB Roadster, Driver
1970 MGB Roadster, Fixer upper
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com
> So here's what I've found: There is absolutely hundreds of tiny 1-3mm
> square shards of aluminium and copper covering the sump floor. The
> biggest piece would be about the size of a 20c piece (a bit bigger than
> a quarter). I pushed on the conrod of #3 - clack - it seems the bearing
> has disintegrated and it may not be the pin, piston as I thought it was.
> The other rods appear to only have lateral movement (bout a mm if that),
> not vertical so I guess these *may* be ok.
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