Now, that's good news! You should end up with a sweet little 2??" motor! [not a 196" anymore!]. Watch out or Tom will be sneaking up to grab it! -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II " Chronic Pain Hurts" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > I dropped by the machine shop today to check on > progress on the engine. Good news: They honed the > block and they can save it. They took a small > cut(didn't tell me how much) off the top deck of the > block to true it up. There was also a gouge there > that could have kept the head gasket from sealing. > They'll put cam bearings and new core plugs in it, > then turn the crank another .010" and I can pick it > up. > > Now to find a gasket kit, ".020 over(under?) bearings > and .060" cast piston rings. > > Joe Fulton > Salinas, CA > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list