As arbitration began last week between AlliedSignal Inc. and Coltec Industries Inc., Street sources remained confident B.F. Goodrich Co. would prevail in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Coltec. And that confidence prevailed even as the spread on the stock swap, which could close before August, had widened in recent weeks, to $3.10 at presstime, or roughly 16%.

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