A view of things to come

Well the block is finally painted with its couple of initial coats of paint.

I need to check the amount of 'free' crankshaft at the non-flywheel end of the engine. This will either be used to drive alternators etc or be coupled to a gearbox (the jury is still out on this one).

The only way to be sure was to assemble the timing cases on the end of the engine and break out the ruler. It was a nice day to day so I wheeled the engine out in to the freash air and:

A view of things to come?

It was then a case of bolt on the timing case and then the governer/oil pump casing.

The result? 4 inches. It doesn't sound much, but as the Actress said to the Bishop, "4 inches can make all the difference!"

Mmmm...... what to do?