." If the specified center-to-center dimension (wrist pin to big end) isn't closely controlled, any number of pistons from one to six could be striking the head"

As Frank has described, this is critical ! A bore scope could possibly be rented at O'Reilly Auto Parts. Using that to look into the cylinders might save a lot of time.?

I have a hunch that the guy in South Dakota is in Deadwood? If so, I know who that is and he's very meticulous about such things as C-C distances and he has done some Hudsons in the past. Good fellow and high quality work.
I mention this because I wouldn't want him to think that I'd suspected his work as being anything less than top notch..
Frank

Leonard TX isn't all that far from Plano?

No Frank, just trying to guess to what the problem might be, kind-a hard to do over the technical air-waves!

[quote="Frank Hughes" post=18999]I have a hunch that the guy in South Dakota is in Deadwood? If so, I know who that is and he's very meticulous about such things as C-C distances and he has done some Hudsons in the past. Good fellow and high quality work.
I mention this because I wouldn't want him to think that I'd suspected his work as being anything less than top notch..
Frank

Watertown, S.D.