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)