Well good and bad news today.
Got up at 5am and was at Duncan's by 8am, the boy had the engine stripped and assessed in under 2hrs, amazing.
Unfortunately the crank main bearings need regrind so I have left it with him. Its probably the best way to go and only going to cost a couple of hundred extra. Its a good job I got the head set, the head gaskets were rotten.
Apart from that, all the rest is A1, you can still see the honing on the bores and the engine has not been apart before:
Exploded Busso 3.2 V6
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And from the crank side:
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Bottom end with crank removed, all good:
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Left head, really good, will get a light skim just to be sure:
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Right head, all good too, will also get light skim:
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Top of the block, all very good, clean and rebuild only, good honing marks:
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Its a shame I could not bring it home with me today but I pop up and get it next Wednesday, all being well and Duncan is going to fit the gearbox too as the thrust bearing is tricky, so another job he has saved me.
Once again, a big thank you to Duncan from Alfanet Services!