From: steelek_2000_REMOVE_704557_THIS_@yahoo.com
as you guys may or may not know i am currently
building an engine for my monza.ive been waiting to build
this engine for two years and i was very excited at
the start but im starting to get discoraged.ive had a
few problems and some undexpected expenses like 16
new valves due to excessive stem wear on the old
ones.i was planning to install 16 bronze guide inserts
but due to prior guidework i was forces to use
pressin hardened steel inserts and 9 bronze.i orderd 16
hardend seats and two of them we fonud were soft
unfortunatly we didnt find out until there were already
installed and do to a mild pocket port that i did it made
it very difficult to remove the insert. my mail
order parts took three weeks longer and cost $100 more
than i expected dues to poor canadian dallar.and then
today the bad got worse due to improper crank shaft
machining and not thuroghly instecting the crank i did some
damage to my main bearing.i feel so stupid for not
checking the crank.the oil holes werent chamferred ot the
machine shop and for so reason had sharp burrs at the
edges of the oil holes scratched a few of the main
beraings and scuffed all of them.my instructor said they
might still be ok to use but he didnt sound confident
and needless to say that doesnt make me very
confident.
im starting to feel pretty depressed i dont mean to
be a cry baby but i just needed to talk to someone
and you guys are some of the best freinds ive got.
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