So I got back at my spare bottom end I decided to completely strip it, see what parts need replacing and well check overall condition of everything.

Got the sump off, looks ok from this angle so I carry on deconstructing.




I get the pistons and conrods out and some of the bearings look slightly worn which on the journals look OK, but an engineer will be able to say for sure.


Thje bores look fine, I'll get them re-honed if needed, one shows signs of surface corrosion but no pitting, 3 cylinders are pretty ferfect TBH


OK, now getting the crank out I get a proper shock horror as I am sure this means the end of this crank




I can feel the groves with my fingernails, which isn't good as you cannot grind these cranks!


So I turned to cleaning and stripping the block.






I sort everything into groups to keep it all together.




That will teach me to leave the short block outside for 6 months :o

PS, pistons look gunky, I lined the cylinders with CV grease to protect the bores from corrosion.


Now I have to find out the best way to clean them up!