i may be about to buy a b16a but it is said to have a noisy bottom end, just wondering what this is likely to be??

 

Uh, old main bearings, loose crown, oncoming crank walk... it could be a number of things...

 

crown?? i know what the others are. is crank walk repairable??( if im thinking the same thing you are that is)

i wont be able to afford to insure it for a couple of years anyway so it'll just sit in my garage getting rebuilt and tuned, i just dont want to buy a duff block

 

A crown is another word for a rod cap (the thing that holds the rod onto the crank...). And yes, crank walk is repairable. If it's gonna be sitting for a while, and it's a good deal, you might want to go for it.

 

oh its a very very good deal, i would of replaced all the bearing caps and everything anyway so its all good , just hope i win it now