I'll have a spare crank and some, although not a full set of, con rods to replace your spun-bearing items.
This is usual fare for these - every engine I've stripped ( maybe twelve ) has been in some form of big-end failure,
Stu,
Some of the guys on the ABS forum have said it's a common-ish problem with the engines in the Saab too. The plan at the moment is to go fetch a replacement engine from Guilford next Saturday. That should get me enough bits to get the car back on the road again, although it will take me till the Easter weekend to do the work.
I did consider just re-building the bottom end, but I can't see any way to do it properly without taking the heads off too, at which time you're into full rebuild territory. So I'll probably just strip this engine down, keep the re-usable parts for spares and scrap the rest. Whilst an engine is still running and in the car I'd subscribe to the "if it aint broke dont fix it" philosophy, but now it's out I'd end up replacing everything - oil-cooler, thermostat, oil pump, etc, etc. There is a 3.0 V6 in the Clay Pidgeon scrap yard. Trouble is, it's still in the car (engine under the bonned, heads in the boot), and there are 3 other cars piled on top of it, so getting the required parts out is, shall we say, a challenge.
If you're passing, or in the area drop me a PM and I'll arrange access to the bat-cave if you want to come and have a laugh
I'm out this week on Tuesday and next week from Mon-Wed though.
Cheers
Malcolm