Manana Engine Rebuild Page 2



So, I had the heads rebuilt, I spent hours scraping and pressure washing the case, and I cleaned up the pistons for inspection. I had the case acid dipped by the local machine shop along with the rods inspected and the crank polished. After minute measuring and thought justification, I elected to go with standard size Klobenshmidt <sp> bearings for the entire engine.

I had all the tin and shrouding blasted at the local monument shop for a great price and I was extremely pleased. The tin was perfect. I found one small pin hole on the driver side (near cylinder 3).

Eric Fischer working on the case.

Meester Jamie hard at work.

Den had an inkling to score the edges of the case plugs just to make sure that they dont come out....ask Dave why?

Scoring the bearings to ensure they are seated properly when the halves are married.

Scoring the bearings to ensure they are seated properly when the halves are married.

Me prepping the crank for rod installation (bolting to flywheel)

 

Whoa! Who brought the Snap-On torque wrench? We stood in awe and had a moment of silence.

Jamie, Den, Scott, Eric


Torqued the rods on to the crank.

Torqued the rods on to the crank.

Cam installed

Crank installed

Making sure the crank is seated properly

This is EXTREMELY important. The mark on the crank has to be in line with the mark on the cam gear. If not, no good.

Torqued the cam bolts on again...just to make sure.

See the difference in the case after cleaning?

Double checked the bearings, installed the cam and crank for the last time, applied the case sealant.

Installed the oil pick-up tube in the othe half and grabbed a beer.
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