[91Caprice9c1]

Congradulations Leon, it appears you may be 'over the hill' in terms of keeping your aging metro in good repair with all the good work you've done to 'er.

Like you said, that ring end-gap is well within specification. I do ass-u-me you had the cylinders honed to accept the new rings? I'm not entirely surprised that you had rod journal wear, more than a few of my fleet have fallen via a spun rod bearing. You did mention in a previous post that you had planned to turn the crank .010/.010, correct?

It may have ran a little rough initially due to the lifters being 'deflated,' particularly if you placed them in a vice/press and squeezed the oil out of them prior to assembly.

In any case, I'm glad to hear the work has paid off. You'll be driving her for miles and miles yet!

-MechanicMatt