Shims scored @ the Ducati dealer!

Down to 2 valves out of spec - they are both on the same bucket.

I called the Ducati dealership today, but the parts guys were closed.  Apparently it is tradition for motorcycle shops to be closed on Mondays.  I never knew that.

I'm hoping they will trade me some shims tomorrow, but I'm not banking on it.  I need 2 3.5mm shims which are openers on the Ducati.  I could use a couple more probably - I'll take 4 shims with me and sacrifice some synthetic oil to the Italian automotive gods tonight.

The seller of the engine refunded me more than enough to purchase a gasket set.  My old engine had 3 big valves unbent, luckily only 3 valves bent on the new engine.

I swapped the valves over, replaced the stem seals, and have been fighting with valve shims.

I've got 15 of the 18 valves properly clearanced.  Hopefully I'll be finished tomorrow evening and the engine can go in this weekend.