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Engine stands are pretty cheap. Check on ebay. If you have few scrap steel & a stick welder, you can make a one in no time.

Make sure to do a leak down test on the used engine you have.
If...

I don't think I follow that.
What bearing are you referring to?

Yep, I totally agree.
Going on long trips with a timing belt that can possibly slip off the crank gear and grind all the way to end on the wall
will be a disaster.
I wouldn't try conventional...

Have you actually considered to spot weld the plate into the crankshaft groove, since the plate is already deep into it?!!

You may be able to address that issue by heating the whole welded crank gear & plate to a certain temperature and then allow it to cool down slowly.

I think you need to worry about the crank gear than those plates. They basically get tightened around the crank gear & then turn with it. Welding something to the crank gear may or may not affect...

I'm sure you know what you're doing, but from my end I really don't understand it.
If the real issue is the risk of the timing belt slipping out of place and grinding on the crankcase front...

If the two key notches on the crank aren't damaged, then i think you can sleeve it using a matching sleeve from Bearing Wholesalers or similar people. I'm not sure whether your particular model's...

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Not sure about drilling & welding though. From what I understood so far, the crank is scored where the plate sits.

Yes, yes, I would be really pissed off if I'm you as well. As a dedicated DIY'er who doesn't go to mechanics unless I'm super super desperate, I may be able to suggest something useful. That's why...

Hey Craig,
Below specifically applies to Diesel engine's and particularly the RD28.
The harmonic balancer bolt may be kinda TTY(torque to yield) and when it's been re-used over and...

mudnut, can't send any PMs to you. It's houseful. :)

These are the photos of the crank gear & the two thin plates that goes at front and back of it, from late 2015 when I did my timing belt kit. Basically the plates+crank gear should snugly fit onto...

The other things that puzzles me is that how a mechanic get something like that wrong. There are two plates. One goes behind the crank gear and the other in front. They both have keys, and have to go...

mudnut
Craig, I'm not 100% sure about this, but can you please post a close up picture of that scoring on the crank?

What exactly is the problem with that scoring? Oil seal failure?
If that's...

If the dizzy vacuum advance diaphragm has gone kaput, it will affect the smooth ignition.

BTW, 91RON has no colour now. Recently they stopped using the "red dye".
I think a carby cleaner added to fuel is a better approach to clean the carbies of the gunk from petrol.
I'm not sure how...

It's pretty easy to find out if it's running too rich by simply looking at the spark plug tips for traces of brand new soot.
Lean is bit tricky, but still can be spotted from spark plug tips by...

"food grade" means it can safely be eaten....sort of?!

Yeah mate. I'v heard that. That's why I keep the other one ready at the back of the vehicle all the time. :)

BTW, what is food grade grease? Vaseline? Or glycerine?
I have little bottle of...

How did you go with your carby?
Did you try to tune it yourself or did you take it back to the guy who rebuilt it?

Yeah, it may have something to do with nylon reinforcement material rubbing on the pulley groove edges. Some belts are better than the others.
I reckon something to do with V belt angle not properly...

Yeah, I'm sure headers help, but I reckon it has lot to do with the good dyno tuneup as well.
I also think your carby is in tip top condition.

Yep, that is pretty unreal, but I believe ya. It is over 6km/L with a heavily loaded troll.
No doubt it's a pretty damn good fuel economy you've produced above.
May be it has something to do with...

Below is the link to the above thread.

RB30 Patrol FPCU(Fuel Pump Control Unit) modified replacement