Re: 1928 526 block removal

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2012/12/20 10:05:39

DavidM: I'm really impressed that you singlehandedly lowered the cylinder bores with the pistons and rod small ends already installed onto the crankcase and then installed the rod caps. I know this was a routine method at the time but I've been thru this a couple of times and got apprehensive about trying it, even with a helper, so I installed the naked cylinder bore first and then pistons in from above and rods from below. Any special advice or tips about how you did this? Or was it really that simple? I guess you started with all the pistons at TDC or even slightly above deck height and rotated the crank to bring each set of rod journals fully upwards and then tapped the piston and rod down onto the journal? I'd appreciate some details, should I ever do this again.