In the past week, we've had two major snow storms. The first brought somewhere around 30 inches and the second brought around 12-14 inches. That meant work was on hold and I could spend quality time in the garage. Of course, I had to break down and get a kerosene heater to keep my hands from freezing.
Here's what I've been up to:
- Measured the connecting rod bearing clearance (averaged around .0015")
- Measured the piston to cylinder wall clearance
- Measured and gapped the top and second compression rings (.018 and .022 respectively)
Lesson learned: make sure you tap the connecting rod caps all the way into place, even before hand tightening the fasteners or you may risk a cross-threading epic I torqued the number 1 rod without making sure the cap was flush, resulting in a cross-threaded fastener. That was more than just a $65 mistake (the cost of a replacement connecting rod) because connecting rods come in matched sets. I am going to have to machine the replacement rod to match the end weights of the set. Yeah, now add a bench grinder and digital gram scale to the cost
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