On the side issue of crank end float the factory figure was one sixtyfourth of an inch. I am the proud owner of the the late Tom Ward’s notebooks, and newer members will not know that he actually worked for AAS and for two generations he repaired Scott engines to a superb Standard. The end float figure is just one of the many gems in the notebooks. One day I must find the time to extract all the stuff that is relevant to Scotting today and ask our Editor to publish it in Yowl
