Glad to be back! Sorry- nothing exciting to report today and going to be out of town for work so there will not be much progress other than the continual bewilderment over the difference in port shape and if I should do anything about it.

this one is good. No excess metal and as rectangular as you can get


This one def deserves a 'what the?" how did it leave the factory like this?


view from the other side...


the good one from the other side...


Should I shave away all the excess? Well...I'm not experienced in any kind of metal removal from engines so I think not and I'll simply rely on...it's as God (Honda) made it and so it should stay.
I think.

Hopefully I will make more progress the weekend after next....however if I get a chance this week I will finally unpack and inspect the crank Chris Applebee reconditioned. The only person in the world who said he could do it!