Once again this engine has bit me. Because it has a newer. crank I am guessing that it suffered a broken one at some point which is common with the Amish users. There is an issue with the main bearing alignment that frankly I have not sfigured out how it could be?? Started out with the crank shaft going into a bind when the outside bearing caps were snugged up. Carefully checking showed the alignment of the outer caps is OK. The Center main bearing checked out to be proper diameter BUT is too low, binding the crank when every thing is torqued up. How can that be other than some change in the block? possibly due to the crankshaft breakage? Anyway since I (foolishly) let somebody talk me out of my horizontal boring mill I am building a bar to bore the center main into alignment with the outer mains. Pics on that later. Shown is checking for a bent crank with simple tools, two wood blocks, two steel V blocks and an indicator.

I have a brand new electric start L48 Yanmar for sale, still in original box and packing. About 10 years old but in dry storage. Id like $750.00, it cost 2X that much new.

Ya of you give the European color codes to a paint supplier in the states your just going to get a dumb look. Our pigments must be different because they absolutely cannot match mid Brunswick green here. Ive tried with painted samples from England and some paint that A good friend here on LEF sent me.
 The Banford is painted with Rustoleum Hunter green, the closest thing Ive found here.

Glad to hear yoybare OK. Yes the low carb diet works for most people. I lost 50 lbs on it 4 years ago and went off it due to being tired of eating same things. Back on it now to shed a few punds gained back.

The Z10 ready to ship, made one phone call and sold it. Its not going to be a toy, will be pumping irrigation water to earn its keep. I removed the period correct fuel filter and added a nice RACOR unit in it's place.

Out with the garbage so corrections can begin. Welded a few beads in the sleeves to shrink them and knocked them out with a bar.

Finally some good news on this engine, hard seats were installed earlier in life. Just have to recut the seats with a 3 angle job, clean up the surfaces and set them aside. One down, one to go.