Piddled some more after work today. Started with re-cleaning and re-oiling the cylinders
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Then started fitting rings. Thankfully, all these Hastings “Drop-In” rings are pretty darn close to being “Drop-In”. I think I might have to file a couple just a smidge
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Then a helluva storm started (60mph gusts, a crazy lightning storm, small hail) so I stayed longer than planned. Made some thread chasers out of old head bolts and cleaned out all the head bolt holes
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Assembled one ring just to see how it would all go. No issues, everything went together smoothly.
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So tomorrow I’ll turn the block over, wash and blow out the head bolt holes real good, wash and re-oil the block one more time, drop the crank in for the final time and throw the pistons in (without rings) to check rod bearing clearance. If that checks out, I’ll assemble all the pistons/rings and install the rods/pistons for the final time.
