Greetings,

 

I put the engine back together yesterday with the help of Bruce’s excellent video.  Seems to be glued together more than bolted.  Spent way more time with a brush than a wrench.  Everything went reasonably well with a couple exceptions.  My overhaul kit was missing the corner seal springs, and I didn’t realize that the oil seal springs weren’t included in the kit, so I had to use springs from the original assembly.   I also had to use one corner seal, because I managed to break one (don’t ask).  

 

I still measure ½” of slop on the new oil chain, which is the same as the one I took off. According to the video, that’s too much slop, so I have a message into Tracy and Bruce about it.  I'm guessing this has to be normal, but it was a good place to stop last night, and I'll wait for an answer before putting the front cover on. 

 

The engine has a K spacer, and .002” end play.  Turning the engine shows that everything seems to work, and that I got too much Hylomar on the housings.  It seems to be collected by the apex seals, and I’ve wiped off all I can get to through the exhaust ports.  Shouldn’t hurt anything.  When I get an answer on the oil chain, I’ll close up the front cover.  Overall, I’m convinced it will run, and I’m pretty happy with my first rebuild.    

 

Rusty (still far from being back in the air)