Slowly, the bottom end progresses
April 3, 2018 With the crank in the block and the pistons and rods assembled, next was putting them into the cylinders. First, rods needed to be separated. The bolts were torqued down pretty good and I needed a little help loosening them. An impact wrench does the trick. Then, on goes the ring compressor. And placed in the block (with rod bearing installed and assembly lube applied. Also, make sure the crank journal for that cylinder is at the bottom of its stroke, so the