[MBEngineering]

HI the float on the crank is as it says , it is floating in the bearings in the cylinder block , to check I would run the car up ramps and drop the under tray , remove the small tin cover at the back of the sump, if it has one, you can then lever the flywheel to the back of the car and put a lever behind the front pulley to lever the pulley to the front of the car, if you can move the crank by using each lever then you will need to check with the manual to check how much end float is allowed, I would say the R/H engine mount is the prob . new engine mounting is 70mm- + 1mm between the top face and the bolt holes face, when you check the mount on your car the min' size fitted should be not less than 62mm from the top face to the bottom face, I made a small tool to check this by bending a flat bar to the in side gap of 62mm and filed the out side edges-to clear the mount, you could use a bit of welding rod ?? If some one has a 944 manual you could look at , on page 10-10 it gives instructions to check the mountings, if not PM me a FAX No and I will send it over.

regards mike