Re: 54Evinrude Big Twin crankcase

[olcah]

Took an inside caliper as I do not have inside mikes. I did not feel any taper from top of the piston travel to just above the ports. I am pretty sure that if I tried to hone the scratches out, the bore size would be increased more than 0.005 inches. The scratches are at least 0.005 deep. That would make the block unusable anyway.

Seems there are two choices:

1. Just put it back together and see if it runs ok. I will have to fix the stripped spark plug thread in the head. I have a new head gasket.

2. Look for a good short block.

Any comments or advice?
Thanks