[john walker's workshop]

all 2.7 cases NEED to be align honed to get the main bearing bores round again, and in a straight line. if this is not done, the crank usually binds. symptoms are: real hard to get it to turn at first, then after you get it turning, it's easier. stop for a moment and it binds up again. also the case needs to have case savers installed for the head studs, timeserts installed for the 8mm studs along the intermediate shaft line, cylinder bases on the case trued on a mill, as the center one is usually lower than the outers, and the contact surface get all worn out and irregular, causing oil leaks under the cylinder and loose heads fairly soon.