At 04:37 PM 5/2/2009, Greg Schroeder wrote:
>Without the piston rods attached the crank is really smooth. After
adding each
>piston it got a little tighter. I went ahead and installed the
remaining pistons
>last night and lubricated everything well. Then tried to move the
crank today
>and I was able to move it. When installing the last four pistons I
pushed them
>up and down the cylinder before tightening them down. I believe
the new rings
>just needed to be compressed for a while to allow it to move.
Greg,
Glad to hear you're making some progress. Did you run a ridge reamer and
glaze braker through the cylinders?
John
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