23-09-2019, 07:23 PM
I did mine leaving the pistons in situ. Loosened the rear engine mountings, jacked up the gearbox slightly and took the block off.
To reassemble, I made four piston ring compressors from strips of aluminium sheet offcuts, lowered the block onto two pistons, removed their makeshift compressors from the con rods, turned the crank until the next two pistons were higher, lowering the block at the same tine.. A couple of blocks of wood supported the block while I extracted the second pair of makeshift ring compressors then dropped the block home.
Second time I did this on another engine, I manged to break a piston ring. Still... 50% record... Good job I'm not a pilot or surgeon.
To reassemble, I made four piston ring compressors from strips of aluminium sheet offcuts, lowered the block onto two pistons, removed their makeshift compressors from the con rods, turned the crank until the next two pistons were higher, lowering the block at the same tine.. A couple of blocks of wood supported the block while I extracted the second pair of makeshift ring compressors then dropped the block home.
Second time I did this on another engine, I manged to break a piston ring. Still... 50% record... Good job I'm not a pilot or surgeon.