Picking up on what someone said about the Sinister bearing problem, There are two further R32 engines in pieces in Canberra which both had loose screws in the Oil Pump backing Plate.....! That makes 4 I personally know of....!
Mine had no bearing issues, but I did have an Oil Pressure Gauge that did wierd things. Up and down in pressure for no apparent reason - was thought to be a gauge problem and turned out to have loose backing plate screws......! Would have caused a mess if left for long, and would explain why Sinister could run a bearing a slow speed - if he has the same problem....?
OH - SHY32 is stripped. Not much damage, crank is OK, bore is fine. New Pistons, Rings, Bearings and back on the road soon with new N1 Oil Pump and N1 Water Pump.
Watch out for the loose Oil Pump screws guys.....?
Wayne